NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)-- From Iraq to Syria to the Gaza Strip, Arab women are paying a heavy price for violence flari

As ongoing tensions and what has been called “the politics of hate” rises to a critical point today follo

The Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict Summit that took place in London Between 10 – 13 June 2014 was a great p

The radical changes in the Arab world mean women's rights groups face the major challenge of campaigning for both equ

Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting women at Sunday's celebrations for the inauguration

Yemeni women are fighting for their rights in the same way as Western women.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities are detaining thousands of women illegally and subjecting many to torture and i

(WNN) Los Angeles, California, UNITED STATES, AMERICAS: Despite the election of new President Hassan Rowhani in the I

GENEVA (AP) — The leader of Syria's Western-backed opposition said Thursday he will give his negotiating team t

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ZAHLEH, LEBANON — Fear, confusion and a lack of information are preventing many Syrian refugees in Lebanon from

Certain extremist armed opposition groups are imposing strict and discriminatory rules on women and girls that have n

The campaign to ensure women's equal participation at the peace talks on Syria in January has become more urgent, as

Syria's civil war has caused a big increase in ‘honour killings' and child marriages and the breakdown of the h

This is the first of two articles by Mariz Tadros discussing the disjunctures between the current international disco

Women in Syria have been raped in detention, used as human shields during military operations and kidnapped to pressu

Some Syrians say outrage over the sentencing of a teenage girl was a spark that started the country's two-and-a-half

The Government will urge for international action to protect women and girls from violence and sexual exploitation in

A group of women journalists has investigated for five months the attitude of the Israeli media toward women in polit