Afsawna’s husband returned to Herat, Afghanistan, after seven years in Iran. He morphed into a heroin addict and began beating her in front of their five children and neighbors. He demanded the wages she earned from carpet weaving so he could buy drugs.
Emboldened by revolution and democracy, Tunisian women test political waters
The country’s swing toward progressiveness is encouraging, but could use improvement, leading Tunisian feminists say.
After enduring decades of dictatorship, the country credited with sparking the Arab Spring is shedding light on thousands of allegations of rape,
Video: Is going to school and getting an education important to children in Syria?
It certainly is to this 6 year old boy
Continuing our focus on the importance of education, and why we believe every child should be allowed access to the classroom,
Turkish women on International Women’s Day: No more power for their president
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,
As thousands return to Mosul, resumption of school for children signals shaky return to normality
Though ISIS was ousted from much of the northern Iraqi city, its western neighborhoods are still a battle zone.
Kids like Ahmed, Sujood and Noor never asked to be caught in the middle of a war.