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One Man’s Quest to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Mali

By UNFPA After years of defending FGM as a cultural practice, Sidi Haidara came to a realization: No tradition should come at the expense of...

How the Taliban Hunt Women in Afghanistan

By Ariel F. Dumont ROME (IPS) - FIVE years after the Taliban returned to power, Fawzia Koofi, the former Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament, denounces what...

In West Africa’s Benin, Women Make Centuries-Old Salt Production Methods Sustainable

By Neha Banka OUIDAH, Benin (IPS) - It is barely noon, and a group of women sit near the beach on the outskirts of Djégbadji village, in...

No Bones Broken, No Crime Committed: Inside the Taliban’s New Rules on Violence Against Women

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons KABUL (IPS) - The...

Young Afghan Taekwondo Women Coach Chose Resistance over Surrender to Taliban

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons. HERAT, Afghanistan, Mar...

International Women’s Day 2026: This Year’s International Women’s Day Calls for Electing a Woman as the next Secretary-General

By Anwarul K. Chowdhury NEW YORK (IPS) - As we observe International Women’s Day (IWD) this year, the global community does so in a time of continuing...

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