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          Women's rights

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          The 'hand in hand' theme honours five decades of Emirati women's achievements. Victor Besa / The National

          'Hand in Hand': UAE announces theme for Emirati Women's Day

          UAEJuly 05, 2025
          The World Economic Forum report finds key progress has been made to deliver equality but there is still much work to be done. Photo: Reuters

          Global gender gap narrows, but full equality 'still 123 years away'

          NewsJune 13, 2025
          Elahe Hoseinnejad, 24, was killed by a taxi driver last month in Tehran. Photo: @Elahe.Hoseinnejad / Instagram

          Iranian women are oppressed by much more than government policy

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          A woman wearing a burkini on a beach in Latakia on Wednesday. AFP

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          MENAJune 11, 2025
          The geometric motifs have been repurposed from the popular Japan Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 to build the Women's Pavilion at the ongoing Expo 2025 Osaka forging a link between two global expositions. Victor Besa / The National

          Women’s Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has roots in Dubai's world's fair

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          Members of the Digital Defenders Network of the Ley Olimpia movement, which fights against digital violence, in Mexico City. AFP

          The world needs more women in AI

          CommentMarch 13, 2025
          UAE leaders mark International Women’s Day with messages of celebration. UAE Presidential Court

          UAE leaders mark International Women’s Day with messages of celebration

          UAEMarch 08, 2025
          An Indian woman collects water in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The UN estimates that by 2050, about 158 million more women and girls will be pushed into poverty. AFP

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          ClimateMarch 08, 2025
          Students at a women's career fair in Riyadh in 2018. Women are playing a larger role in business in Saudi Arabia, but still face obstacles. Reuters

          Saudi women-led startups call for more funding and diverse investors

          EconomyMarch 08, 2025
          Iranian stuntwomen pose during a training session in Tehran. EPA

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          CommentJanuary 31, 2025
          Reem Al Salem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls. Anjana Sankar / The National

          UAE's push to protect women impressive but room to do more, says UN independent expert

          UAEDecember 19, 2024
          SilaiWali has converted 15,500kg of scrap fabric into more than 12,000 dolls. Photo: Taniya Dutta / The National

          Afghan refugee women in India craft dolls from scrap fabric

          AsiaDecember 06, 2024
          An Afghan woman gestures as she weaves a carpet at a factory on the outskirts of Kabul on November 11. Women are the foundation of families, communities and economies. Suppressing them is suppressing a nation’s future. AFP

          The Taliban's treatment of Afghan women is unjust and un-Islamic

          CommentNovember 29, 2024
          Irene Fellin, the Nato Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, at the Global Women's Forum held at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on Tuesday. Pawan Singh / The National

          Women's role is critical to building peace, says Nato official

          UAENovember 26, 2024
          The event will feature 130 discussions and workshops and more than 250 speakers from 65 countries. Getty Images

          Dubai’s Global Women’s Forum to attract more than 4,000 participants

          UAENovember 25, 2024
          Malala Yousafzai says global leaders must prioritise women's rights, particularly in Afghanistan. Getty Images

          Malala Yousafzai calls on global leaders to ban gender discrimination

          UKOctober 29, 2024
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