Saudi police detained a young woman for violating modesty rules after she removed her abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes women are required to wear, on a main street in the capital Riyadh, local media reported on Monday.
Arab social media users celebrated singer Janet Jackson’s first appearance in public since announcing her pregnancy wearing full Islamic dress.
JAFFA, Israel – A Saudi columnist sparked controversy when he accused his compatriots of ignoring women’s ” illustrious role”in Muslim history and relegating them to the status of a “coal bag.”
TEHRAN (AFP) – A popular Iranian actress has found herself at the centre of a dispute over feminism in the Islamic republic after cameras appeared to capture a “women power” symbol tattooed on her arm.
JAFFA, Israel – Numerous complaints about “outrageously dressed” tourists have been registered in Tiran and Sanafir, the two Red Sea islands Egypt transferred to Saudi Arabia last month.
JAFFA, Israel – Child marriage in Jordan has hit a record high, with 10,866 minor brides registered in 2015 alone. According to data released by the kingdom’s religious courts system, more than 30,000 people under 18 years old have been wed
JAFFA, Israel – Almost half of Jordan’s women are entirely ignorant of their international rights, a new study has found. The study, carried out by the Al Hayat research center and reported in the Jordanian newspaper Al Rai, has found that
TEL AVIV – A Saudi court sentenced six women and five men to imprisonment and flogging on charges of “obscenity” after they were caught together in a villa in the city of Jedda. The Jedda Police’s vice squad raided the
