Saudi Arabia: 28,000 women apply for 30 train driver jobs
A rail company recruiting 30 female train drivers in Saudi Arabia says it has received 28,000 applications. The successful candidates…
NZ to allow in pregnant reporter who sought Taliban help
A pregnant New Zealand journalist who said she turned to the Taliban for help after being unable to return home…
Xianzi: The #MeToo icon China is trying to silence
By Zhaoyin Feng and Tessa Wong BBC News, Washington, and Singapore Xianzi sounds exhausted. “Sorry. I’ve been crying the last…
Taliban and women: Kabul university student on fears for future
In Kabul, university students should be getting ready for the start of a new term. Instead, many are destroying evidence…
Jehan Sadat: Egypt’s first lady who transformed women’s rights
By Sarah Fowler BBC News Jehan Sadat was sitting in the stands, just a few metres away from her husband,…
Loujain al-Hathloul: Saudi woman’s rights activist released from prison
The prominent Saudi women’s right activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from prison, her family says. Ms Hathloul, 31, was…