Women in MENA

The_Station
Cannes Film Festival
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Sara Ishaq's The Station: A powerful ode to Yemen's women

Film Review: Set in a nameless village ravaged by civil war, 'The Station' follows sisters Layal & Shams carving a fragile sanctuary for women in war-torn Yemen

Mariana Hristova
22 May, 2026
Lynn_Hamdan
Lebanon-Israel conflict
Society
Live Story

Displaced women in Lebanon face period poverty amid Israel's war

The New Arab Staff

Safaa Sallal

29 April, 2026
Tiara_singer
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

The making of Lebanese singer-songwriter Tiara Wehbe

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

24 April, 2026
Tam_Tam
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Tamtam: The Saudi pop star nurturing Saudi Arabia's music scene

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Yousra Samir Imran

26 March, 2026
“Iraqi society has become violent not only toward humans but also toward animals...heading toward a social catastrophe," an activist said.
Iraq
MENA
Live Story

Rise in violence against women in Iraq amid calls for new laws

Mohammed Al-Basim
23 February, 2026
EMEL_MATHLOUTH
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Emel Mathlouthi on pushing feminism to the forefront of music

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Yousra Samir Imran

02 May, 2025
Gardenia_Choir
Post-Assad Syria
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Gardenia Choir: The female-led force giving Syria its voice back

Rawaa Talass

Rawaa Talass

04 April, 2025
Habiba_Msika
Tunisia
Society
Live Story

Tunisian Independence Day and the women who defied colonialism

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Tharwa Boulifi

20 March, 2025
Lamsa_Bekaa_artisans
Fashion
Art
Lifestyle
Live Story

LAMSA: The fashion brand uniting Bekaa's women through crochet

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

21 February, 2025
Sylwia designs
Fashion
Interviews
Live Story

Sylwia Nazzal's designs aren't just fashion, they're statements

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

17 January, 2025
Fatma_Mahrous
sports
Interviews
Live Story

How Fatma Mahrous became Egypt’s Paralympic weightlifting star

The New Arab Staff

Fatma Elzahraa Badwy

01 January, 2025
Lina_Sleibi
Musician
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Through music, Lina Sleibi spreads hope and love this Christmas

The New Arab Staff

Isabella Silvers

19 December, 2024
Gaza women and children
Women in MENA
Society
Live Story

War accounts of survival from women of Palestine and Lebanon

The New Arab Staff

Lina AbiRafeh

20 November, 2024
Pregant_women_displaced_Lebanon
Pregnancy
Society
Live Story

Pregnant women suffer in Lebanon shelters as Israel war rages on

Houshig K.

Houshig Kaymakamian

13 November, 2024
Hassiba_Boulmerka
sports
Society
Live Story

How Algerian female athletes have made history despite barriers

The New Arab Staff

Tenere Majhoul

22 October, 2024
Menart_fair
MENA
Art
Culture
Live Story

The female MENA artists who stood out at the Paris Menart Fair

Rawaa Talass

Rawaa Talass

23 September, 2024
Yazidi_women
Yazidi
Society
Live Story

Ten years after the Sinjar massacre, Yazidi women fight back

Jessie Williams

Jessie Williams

06 August, 2024
Imane-Khelif-Olympics-Algeria
Paris Olympics 2024
Video

Imane Khelif wins medal at Paris Olympics; calls for end to bullying

The New Arab Staff
06 August, 2024
Egypt
Society
Live Story

Women-only ride-sharing apps launch in Egypt after Uber scandals

The New Arab Staff

Fatma Elzahraa Badawy

25 July, 2024
MENA athletes
Paris Olympics 2024
Society
Live Story

For MENA 'underdog' teams, Paris Olympics could be the best yet

Maher Mezahi

Maher Mezahi

22 July, 2024
Reem_Edan
comedy
Interviews
Live Story

20 feet from stardom: A conversation with comedian Reem Edan

The New Arab Staff

Tariq Manshi

28 June, 2024