Head of al-Azhar dies | Cairo - Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's most prestigious seat of Islamic learning al-Azhar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, religious officials ... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) Independent online
Lebanese women still face discrimination - study | By Dalila Mahdawi | Daily Star staff | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Women in Lebanon have made considerable strides toward gender equality in education and the workplace but cont... (photo: AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil) / ) Daily Star Lebanon
Kuwaiti women complain of discrimination | Women in Kuwait complained on Monday of gender discrimination in employment and other sectors despite making key strides in politics after four females were elected to parliament. | Marking Internat... (photo: AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)Middle East Online ElectionKuwaitPhotosPoliticalWomen
Rights chief challenges veil ban | A leading European human rights official has said banning the full Islamic veil would not liberate oppressed women and could backfire. | Thomsas Hammarberg, the Council... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)Al Jazeera CultureHuman RightsPhotosReligionWomen
Hillary's Wrong Turn? Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | When Hillary-Rodham Clinton became First Lady of the United States in 1992, I can still recall the joy and hope s... (photo: ABr / Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom)WorldNews.com IranNuclearPeacePhotosPoliticsUS
Arabia: Inshallah, Obama | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia | With two little words, Barack Hussein Obama thrilled the Muslim world. | "Salaam aleikum," he said, offering the traditional Arabic greeting "Pea... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)The New York Times GovernmentObamaPhotosPoliticsPresident
Protect Women During Conflicts, UAE Urges UN NEW YORK ' The UAE urged the United Nations to work to protect women and children during armed conflicts, and to get those who are detained as hostages or prisoners relea... (photo: Public Domain / Davric)Khaleej Times ChildrenPhotosUNWarWomen
Men bans working in women salons | Gaza City, March 05: The Gaza’s Islamic government on Thursday announced that it was banning men from working in women’s hair salons. This is their latest step in a... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)The Siasat Daily GazaIslamicMideastPhotosWomen
Hamas Bans Men From Women's Hair Salons | Filed at 8:22 a.m. ET | GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Gaza's Islamic militant Hamas government has banned men from working in women's hair salons. | Thursday's announce... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)The New York Times GazaHamasIslamPhotosWomen
