It's been almost two years since revolution swept across parts of the Arab world.

The lack of women's economic and political participation, and lack of women's education, kept Arab countries from dev

Nawal Al Saadawi has been at the lead of the fight for rights for women for decades, and like many here was exhilarat

The top United Nations envoy in Libya today stressed the importance of the equal participation of women in rebuilding

After Egyptian women stood shoulder to shoulder with men in the protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak, many looked forw

The head of the United Nations entity mandated to promote gender equality today welcomed the increase in women's repr

In "Distant View of a Minaret," the late and much-neglected Egyptian writer Alifa Rifaat begins her short s

A year ago, women were front and centre in the Arab Spring uprisings – acting as advocates, smuggling ammunitio

Across the Middle East, countries are witnessing parliamentary changes under newly-installed governments which have b

Libya will scrap a proposal for 10 percent of seats in a new national assembly to be set aside for women, a Western d

By all standards, 2011 was quite an exceptional year for men and women in the Arab world.