The Taliban has released a video of an interrogation of a girl who passed as a boy. It's an age-old practice in this ...

As a Greek woman in Afghanistan, I decided to live among ordinary Afghans to get a feel of their lives, concerns, and dreams ...

The documentary from Shakiba Adil and Elina Hirvonen, premiering at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, features clandestinely shot mobile phone footage and shows "the power of art to keep hope and humanism ...

The use of women is not about the women. It isn't in the service of a liberal ideal, either. It is always about imperialism and producing among the citizens of imperial metropolises a conviction that ...

A woman in Afghanistan seeking a divorce over domestic abuse was allegedly told by a Taliban judge that ‘a few beatings won’t kill you’. The case highlights growing concerns over women’s rights under ...

Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs and ...

In the film, a white Toronto-based journalist falls for an Afghan Muslim who made a life-threatening escape from Kabul ...

This weekend, we’re thinking about the stories that we don’t often hear. An opera company that uplifts the voices of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Afghan asylum seeker who sexually assaulted two women claimed one incident was a “cultural misunderstanding”, a court heard.

Adolat Hamidi, a midwife from Kulob in Tajikistan who had provided maternity and healthcare services to women in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz for years, was killed by unidentified individuals on ...