ISTANBUL – The most ominous slogan on the signs held by women’s hands on Istiklal Street, the heart of Wednesday’s International Women’s Day march in Turkey, was “hayir.” Simply, “no.”
Video: Women’s Day In Turkey
Today, millions of women around the globe assembled together for one reason, one cause: International Women’s Day 2017. While RU was unable to attend events in Los Angeles,
When women had rights in Afghanistan
A black and white, aging photograph of my grandfather Abdul Karim Ahrary standing tall among the signatories of Afghanistan’s 1964 constitution during the reign of the last monarchy is the first evidence of my journey in human rights.
Afghanistan’s first female fixed-wing pilot said to be ‘hopeful’ of asylum request in U.S. following death threats back home
Aviatrix’s attorney calls Afghan government’s threatening reaction a vicious attack.
When Afghan Air Force Capt. Niloofar Rahmani arrived in the U.S. in Dec. 2015 to begin a year-long military training exchange program with the U.S.
A Female Afghan Pilot Soars and Gives Up
Coverage of female Afghan pilot continues in latest NY Times article
‘A female Afghan Pilot soars and gives up’, the latest story about Capt. Niloofar Rahmani, whom we recently covered,
Anger in Afghanistan at female pilot’s U.S. asylum bid
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There was an angry reaction in Afghanistan to news that the first female fixed-wing pilot in the country’s air force was requesting asylum in the United States after completing an 18-month training course.