Feminism

Voices from the Arab press: Davos 2026, Trump's Board of Peace, Saudi Arabia, feminism

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

US President Donald Trump presents a signed resolution in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22.
Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024.

Western feminists must stand with Azerbaijani women in Iran - opinion

Demonstrators gather outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 11, 2026

Iranian feminists understood the revolution better than Europe’s intellectuals - opinion

A woman shouts at a protest ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Rome, Italy, last year.

Women at the threshold of Redemption: From Pharaoh's Egypt to the post-October 7 reality - opinion


Bliss: Exploring feminine identity through art at Ticho House

Explore "Bliss" at Ticho House, where contemporary and historical art merge to unravel complex narratives of femininity, identity, and transformation.

‘Zahara – Wing,’ Ayelet Carmi, 2025. Wood, plastic, oil paint, silver leaf.  Collection of the artist.

'Allah is lesbian' shirt sees feminist jailed for 30 months in Morocco, courts cite harm to Islam

Ibtissame Lachgarwas also ordered to pay a fine of 50,000 Moroccan dirhams (approximately $5,500).

Ibtissame Lachgar wearing a top reading that Allah is a lesbian.

Sisterhood died on October 7: Betrayed by the women’s movement - opinion

The Dinah Project counters the silence from international women's movements following the atrocities of October 7.

 MEMBERS OF the Dinah Project formally present ‘A Quest for Justice: October 7 and Beyond’ to first lady Michal Herzog at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem last week.

From Chanel to exile: the rise and fall of Iran’s last empress

Farah Diba's iconic fashion sense tried to stitch together Iran’s imperial past with a modern future. After the revolution, her memory still lingers as a symbol of what their country could have been.

 A WOMAN stands next to a poster of Persian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and the pre-revolution flag of Iran bearing the lion and the sun, during a protest in Munich.

How Iran spies and how women activists stay one step ahead

Iranian women activists told The Media Line about the creative strategies they’ve developed to evade digital and physical surveillance as the government intensifies its cyber-repression.

 FILE PHOTO: Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 2, 2022.

'My Grandmother’s Candlesticks': Honoring a grandma who resisted assimilation

As a grandmother herself, the author, Diane Schulder Abrams, speaks for a generation of contemporary female elders who led extraordinary careers while keeping their Jewish values front and center.

 Rose (Rochel) Feierstein Schulder.

First woman accepted into Israeli special forces unit, making history

The soldier successfully passed the grueling selection process, which includes a rigorous five-day screening that tests both physical and mental endurance.

 Members of the South Yamas special forces counterterrorism unit seen near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, not far from the Israeli-Gaza border, October 16, 2023

Feminists ignore pain of Jewish women in a post-October 7 world - opinion

When feminist organizations fail to speak out against the atrocities committed against Jewish women, they send a clear message: Jewish pain does not matter.

 JEWISH WOMEN International CEO Meredith Jacobs (standing on the left) and members of the I Believe Israeli Women movement listen to a survivor of October 7 testify to the sexual violence she witnessed on that day.

Meet the women revolutionizing breast cancer detection

The Inside Israeli Innovation Podcast with Eve Young: Season 2, Episode 23.

 Dr. Karny Ilan, CEO and co-founder of femtech startup Feminai together with the other co-founders: Shani Klein Antman and Gal Yanuka

Two dozen Jewish women (and one man) who helped start the women's revolution

American Jews helped to change life forever for half the world’s population – women.

Friedan leads biggest-ever march of over 100,000 people in Washington DC in July 1978 to demand an extension to the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.