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Nobel Peace Center launches ‘Free Narges Coalition’
The Nobel Peace Center demands the immediate release of Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi, who is unjustly imprisoned and has been violated by guards due to her activism. When you hear of someone who has won a prestigious award like the Nobel Peace Prize, you would naturally assume that they are held in high regard in their own country. Unfortunately, Narges Mohammadi is being unjustly imprisoned for her gender equality advocacy and...
Taliban’s first morality law aims to erase women from society
The Taliban's Virtue and Vice law prohibits women from showing their faces and speaking out loud in public. Picture an ordinary day - singing in the shower, reading aloud at home, or perhaps making brief eye contact with someone of the opposite gender while grocery shopping. If you were a woman in Afghanistan, these simple acts, under the new morality law, could result in punishment. Since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in...
New bill in Iraq is setting stage for legalizing child marriage
The new draft law in Iraq could allow Muslim girls to marry as young as nine. If you met a 9-year-old girl, the first question you’d likely ask is, ‘How is school going?’ In Iraq, however, the lives of young girls may soon be upended by a new bill. Following the fall of Iraqi monarchy in 1958, the 1959 Personal Status Law, introduced progressive reforms. It restricted men from marrying multiple...
What Paris 2024 meant for women facing gender apartheid
Paris 2024 has become a means of resistance for female athletes facing gender apartheid in their homeland. For the first time in Olympic history, there was full gender parity on the field, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reserved equal quota places for women and men. The Games also featured a more gender-balanced sports program and equitable medal distribution. As expected, both the IOC and fans celebrated this achievement with...
Stray dogs in Türkiye face a grim future under new law
The new stray animals law passed in Türkiye puts the lives and freedoms of stray dogs at risk. The biggest giveaway that you’re in Türkiye without being explicitly told is the stray dogs and cats. Or at least, it used to be. Today, stray cats and dogs hold a significant place in the modern urban life of Türkiye. It’s quite common to see them waiting for the traffic light to cross...
