community/life
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In the highlands of northern Kurdistan, Berîvanî is a memory preserved by women
Although the practice of Berîvanî is no longer performed in the mountain pastures as it once was, the women of the town of Kherwate, in northern Kurdistan, still preserve this ancient tradition.
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The journey of a young Iraqi woman proves that creativity knows no single path
Having multiple paths isn’t scattering; it may be self-discovery. Nothing prevents trying and succeeding in several paths, but a clear plan and goal are important.
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Do algorithms and digital platforms turn women into”commodities” and tools for financial profit?
Human rights activist Najat Ararai criticized algorithms' systematic commodification of women, enabling organized virtual groups to exploit these algorithms for direct financial gains by targeting women.
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Youngest female felucca captain: between school and Nile struggle
Reham Hassan, a 14-year-old from Assiut Governorate, combines two contrasting worlds: school notebooks and the sails of the Nile, becoming one of the youngest girls to master the profession of steering a wooden felucca in Egypt.
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Areej Al‑Sa'afin looks with one eye toward the blurriness of the painting and the future
Amid war's ashes, Areej Al Sa'afin, a witness to double pain, lost her eye and paintings yet clings to light, hoping treatment restores her vision and life's tranquility.
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Amal Al‑Mudarris… six decades of a voice that accompanied the memory of Iraqis
Pioneering broadcaster Amal Al‑Mudarris embodied resilience, talent, and determination. Her voice, presence, and six‑decade career of giving continue to inspire generations of media professionals to this day.
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Conflict and economic crisis multiply the suffering of female university students in Yemen
Yemeni female students face conflict, economic collapse, and social pressures, making university a daily survival battle, especially rural students bearing housing and alienation amid unequal opportunities.
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Eid al Adha in Sudan... customs and traditions that do not fade away
Despite Sudan’s ongoing conflict since 2023, changing circumstances have not majorly impacted the customs and traditions of a society that remains attached to them despite challenges.
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The pay gap... the invisible tool for entrenching exclusion against women
A study by Takatof Association and Diwan of Human Urbanism exposed pay gap's tragedies for women in Egypt and Tunisia, calling it a structural tool for reproducing discrimination and exclusion.
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In the absence of basic necessities... the story of a woman struggling to protect her children
Gaza, where war intersects with poverty and disease, Naama Abu Ghanem embodies the story of a woman resisting alone to protect her children from hunger, fear in the absence of basic elements of life.
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Two Palestinian sisters turn rubble into an innovation that won the International Earth Prize
From Gaza's destruction, sisters Tala and Farah Musa invented an eco-friendly brick from rubble. Their project symbolizes hope and Gaza women's creativity despite war, winning the International Earth Prize.
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Maha Awn… a young woman who carved her presence between war and peace
Amid war and fragmentation, Maha Awn emerged as an active voice, moving between frontlines, leading humanitarian and empowerment initiatives, becoming prominent figure for peacebuilding, women's and youth empowerment in Yemen.
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A woman in her fifties clings to a worn‑out net to face life's hardships
Since her childhood, Sabra Khallaf has been attached to the Nile, turning her early passion for fishing into a profession through which she resisted the harshness of life for forty years, defying society's looks and the difficulty of the work.
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Domestic violence against girls is an ongoing dilemma requiring urgent solutions
Killings of girls in Algerian families reveal dangerous domestic violence escalation, fragile protection, weak early intervention, urging urgent strengthening of underage girl’s protection and reporting mechanisms.
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Congenital malformations in Gaza... the impact of war and materials resulting from shelling
Congenital malformations are increasing in Gaza after a war that lasted more than two years, and the deterioration of the health system exacerbates concerns about environmental and health factors affecting fetuses.
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Testimonies of torture and intimidation behind Israeli bars
Shocking testimonies recounted by Yosra Abu Al‑Khair and her two granddaughters about three months of torture and intimidation inside Israeli prisons after their arrest during the ground invasion of eastern Gaza City in Palestine.
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Tunisian female students: school dropout is an ongoing crisis in a difficult educational reality
The education sector in Tunisia faces a number of difficulties, making the provision of an encouraging environment for education and study one of the main national challenges, especially in interior and rural areas.
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Iraqi women activists’ express solidarity with the campaign supporting the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ)
Iraqi activists affirming the need to recognize their role as a symbol of women’s struggle against violence and terrorism and supporting their right to active participations in any future defense or political system.
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A shelter under a bus sums up the collapse of humanity in Gaza
Under the chassis of an abandoned bus, a mother and her children sleep between the wheels, in a scene that sums up how war can drive people to live in a place never meant for life.
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Why are suicide rates among women increasing in Egypt?
Women face accumulated burdens beyond material needs, becoming an existential crisis: economic, social, and psychological pressures intersect with legal shortcomings and weak support, exacerbating fragility and deepening suffering.