The issue of domestic violence is wide but what concerns me today is battery. Weeks back, someone sent me a short video clip of a street interview conducted by a local tv station. It was more of a vox pop.…
Manipur: India outrage after women paraded naked in violence-hit state
A video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in the north-eastern state of Manipur, hit by violent ethnic clashes, has sparked outrage in India. The police say they have opened a case of gang rape and arrested…
Taliban order Afghanistan’s hair and beauty salons to shut
The Taliban have ordered hair and beauty salons in Afghanistan to shut in the latest restriction faced by women. A Vice and Virtue Ministry spokesman told the BBC businesses had one month to comply, starting from 2 July when they…
Women to be allowed to watch football games in stadiums in Iran
Women in Iran will be allowed to watch football matches in stadiums in the future, the head of the country’s football association said on Friday. Until now, women in Iran have only been allowed in the stands in a few…
Women now rent wigs as human hair prices soar
For Nigerian women who make fashion a lifestyle and those who bid to look good is a do-or-die affair, it appears the most understandable language is “if you can’t beat them, join them”! For them, a good lustred and moisturising…
Women take star role in African movies on jihadist bloodshed
Few movies have been made about jihadism in Africa and even fewer have focused on the plight of women at the hands of extremists. But a slew of films showcased in the continent’s biggest movie festival could be a cinematic…
Afghanistan universities reopen but women still barred by Taliban
Male students have trickled back to their classes after universities reopened in Afghanistan following a winter break, but women remain barred by the ruling Taliban. The university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed…
Walk for cervical cancer: 1k women to be screened on World cancer day
The founder of the Exquisite Magazine Cancer Care Foundation, Tewa Onasanya,on Monday, announced that the foundation will be offering free screening and vaccination for 1000 women aged 18 and above at the Exquisite Magazine Annual Cervical Cancer Events holding in…
Women, we hold the keys to keeping it together!
I was told the story of four brothers, all of the same mother and father. They were a close knit family and even though poverty stricken, they were rich in the things that mattered. Their father had died early. Their…
Major aid groups suspend work in desperately poor Afghanistan after Taliban bar women
Four major international aid groups on Sunday suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the country’s Taliban rulers to ban women from working at non-governmental organizations. Save the Children, the International Rescue Committee, the Norwegian Refugee Council and…