community/life
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Kurdish Teacher: Separating Male and Female Students Does Not Align with Syria's Diverse Reality
Kurdish language education and women's role in teaching attract widespread interest in Rojava, amid demands to preserve mother-tongue education and ensure equality in schools.
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To the Rhythm of the Latest Escalation… Yemen's Women Bear the Cost of Conflict
"The conflict has turned our lives upside down." With these words, Yemeni women describe their harsh reality, facing displacement, illness, and disrupted education while struggling for safety and basic needs.
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Women from Van: Rojava Events Raise Fears of Stalling the Peace and Integration Process
Women from Van, North Kurdistan, warned that recent events in Rojava—Hasakah and Kobani—along with language-rights tensions, could undermine the integration process.
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School Corporal Punishment and 'Feminization': Debating Women's Role in Syria
As Syrian education faces challenges, debate arose over upbringing methods and women's school presence, with competence and safe environments key to progress.
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Motorcycle Driving Licenses for Women in Iran... A Postponed Promise and Ongoing Restrictions
Months after the announcement of the start of issuing motorcycle driving licenses for women in Iran, official promises remain stuck in the ambiguity of implementation, while women continue to face legal and social restrictions on the roads.
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On the Gaza Beach… An Artistic Event Grants Women a Safe Outlet Amid the Traces of War
A Gaza beach community art event, with notable feminist presence, featured film, music, folklore, and sports, granting women a safe outlet after years of war.
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"Orphans" Camp in Northern Gaza... The Last Shelter for Women Is Threatened with Eviction
Palestinian widows in Gaza face a harsh reality where poverty and lack of protection intersect, while the loss of shelter threatens to return families who have lost everything to the vortex of displacement once again.
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For a Century... Women of Koya Keep Alive the Tradition of Preparing Winter Provisions at "Mam Khidr" Mill
In Koya, the city's women hold fast to the custom of preparing winter provisions by traditional methods, finding in the "Mam Khidr" mill—which has continued operating for about a century—part of their food heritage and collective memory.
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Medicine Shortages and Rising Prices Threaten Women’s Health in Iran
Shortages of medicines and health products, rising diagnostic costs, and shrinking family finances increasingly threaten Iranian women's access to healthcare and hygiene.
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Women with Disabilities in Yemen... Qualified Competencies and Absent Job Opportunities
Yemeni women with disabilities, despite their qualifications, face barriers beyond disability: stereotypes, inaccessible environments, and labor markets that exclude them.
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An Arab Female Bonesetter Preserves a Family Legacy Threatened with Extinction
Since her childhood, Najah Jammoul chose to learn the profession of Arab bone-setting, to continue today a family legacy shaped over long years of practice, amid a declining presence of folk medicine in the face of modern medicine’s development.
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"Dream Home"...Education, Entertainment, and Safety Come Together for Childcare
The “Dream Home” center has been operating for about a year in the city of Qamishlo, Rojava, with the aim of providing education to children, particularly those suffering from speech difficulties.
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Palestinian children Begin a New School Year Between Displacement Tents and Soaring Prices
With the school year beginning, thousands of Gaza’s children face education between displacement tents and soaring supply costs, as war denies them safety.
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Shida Marouf: Social Obstacles Prevent Archiving Women's History
As gender dominance and the marginalization of women translators and writers continue in the Kurdistan Region, women continue to establish their mark in the cultural field through self-development and individual efforts.
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Amargı Umut: Women Are Pressing Forward in Their Struggle and the Iranian Regime Cannot Stop Them
As Jin Jiyan Azadî's fourth anniversary nears, Amargi Umut stressed that Iranian women resist regime pressure, calling for strengthened self protection and education.
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Mass Displacement in Yemen Due to Indiscriminate Shelling... Fleeing Without Destination or Compass
Shelling forces Yemeni families into repeated displacement, stripping their safety and livelihoods, while women, children, the elderly, and disabled suffer worsening conditions seeking shelter."
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Palestinian Girls Hold on to Karate Despite War and Siege
Despite war, displacement, and lack of equipment, girls in Gaza, Palestine, are holding on to Karate, trying to continue their training in narrow halls or destroyed homes, while dreaming of competing locally and internationally and raising their region’s
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Daikundi... A Story of Women Constrained by Geography and Restrictions
In Daikundi, women face restrictions imposed by the Taliban on education, work, and even going to the market. It is a story of women whose presence in society is constricted by both the harsh geography and the harsh policies.
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Women of the Mountain in Morocco... From the Margins of Development to Decision Making Positions
Ahead of Morocco's September 23 elections, women's political participation in mountainous regions is hindered by education, mobility, infrastructure, and service gaps.
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Behind Closed Doors… Domestic Violence Threatens Women and Children in Egypt
Dr. Yara Ibrahim: Violence Leaves Deep Psychological Scars and Becomes an Inerited Behavior Within the Family_Confronting the Phenomenon Requires Educational, Psychoological, and Social Intervention Beyond Legal Solutions.