Women's rights
The Israeli-Bedouin women’s rights activist bringing women to the negotiation table - interview
“Stubborn” was how the Israeli Bedouin women’s rights activist and lawyer described herself in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
Deep in the trenches of women’s rights, Na’amat fights the good fight
Karachi Women’s March takes place under restrictions on clothing, slogans, LGBTQ content
Women’s rights activist Moran Katzenstein joins Democrats, Golan vows to advance gender equality
Reincarcerated Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi sentenced to seven years
Narges Mohammadi has been repeatedly imprisoned during her decades-long women's rights campaign and was re-arrested on December 12, 2025, before being sentenced.
Taliban penal code legalizes slavery, places women below animals, expert tells 'Post' - interview
Under the Taliban’s penal code, which includes 119 articles, published on January 7, 2026, the penalty for animal abuse outweighs that of a serious case of domestic violence.
'This is our Berlin Wall,' Iranian activist Masih Alinejad tells 'Post' of protests - interview
Alinejad described a grim ritual familiar to Iranians living abroad: zooming in on photographs of the dead, searching for the faces of family members. "This is deliberate cruelty," she said.
Pardes Hanna woman murdered in first femicide case in Israel in 2026, husband arrested
Police said the initial investigation indicates the killing stemmed from a family dispute.
CNN's 'Handmaid's Tale': How Israeli women were 'ranked' below Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman - opinion
A war-safety score for Israel was dressed up as a women’s-rights verdict to launder authoritarian influence.
Why Taraneh Alidoosti frightens the Iranian regime - opinion
Alidoosti was not arrested for violence, incitement, or organizing. Her offense was ethical clarity, a refusal to remain silent as women and protesters were beaten, imprisoned, and killed.
ARCCI marks 35 years amid legal gains, renewed scrutiny of sexual violence
The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel marked the anniversary by awarding the Sexual Violence Prevention Award to those whose work has advanced the rights and protection of survivors.
Iran spares child bride from death penalty after she pays off family of dead abuser
Goli Koukhan paid the family of her dead abusive husband 10bn tomans in a diyah (blood money) payment to avoid being put to death by the Islamic regime.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested by Iranian regime
Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, following her three-decade campaign for women's rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.
The kindness that kills: Wokeness, guilt, and Islamic radicalism - opinion
When we normalize systems in which women can be disappeared, we are not showing cultural sensitivity. We are rehearsing our own surrender.
