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22 Jul 2023
Although she initially faced opposition from her relatives, this Iraqi woman persevered in her desire to learn how to protect herself with martial arts, advocating for girls and women to do the same.
21 Jul 2023
More than two million women get breast cancer every year. Early diagnosis and predicting risk with artificial intelligence is helping India and Pakistan.
20 Jul 2023
Amid an ongoing crisis and continuing financial hardships, women from Bentiu have turned to income-generating projects. They need more than the basic necessities provided by NGOs and aid agencies. DW met some of them.
16 Jul 2023
Women are challenging the government and security forces in India's Manipur as deadly unrest sweeps across the state. The army accuses them of aiding the rioters.
15 Jul 2023
The definition of what legally constitutes obscenity in India is open to interpretation by judges, and young women say the laws are used to stifle their freedom of expression.
13 Jul 2023
Dozens of women and girls have been raped and sexually assaulted by fighters in Sudan as the conflict approaches its third month.
8 Jul 2023
The parlors are one of the few remaining avenues for women to earn an income and socialize away from home. The Taliban now want them shut within a month.
6 Jul 2023
In Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, making luxury embroidery helps vulnerable women earn a living. The seamstresses have all experienced violence and hardship before being hired here.
24 Jun 2023
As women's participation continues to move higher up in the ascendancy of Nigerian sports. Only a few can argue it is time for Nigerian sportswomen to get more credits and more recognition from fans and administrators alike. Driving this conversation was the crux of this year's edition of a ladies and sports conference, pioneered by a former female sports journalist and team.
13 Jun 2023
New research indicates that it's improbable for the world to achieve the UN's 2030 goal for gender parity. The study reveals that 9 out of 10 men and women harbor deeply ingrained gender biases
10 Jun 2023
Recent accusations against Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann have highlighted the issue of security for women at concerts. The allegations of sexual misconduct are overshadowing the band's European tour.
8 Jun 2023
Infrequent periods and unexplained weight gain? It could be polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) — the most common hormonal disorder in women of childbearing age. Despite its high prevalence, many have never heard of it.

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For many Palestinians living in Israel, life as part of the Arab minority was complicated enough before the Hamas attacks. Now, some say their freedom of speech is being curtailed.
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This week on arts24 we welcome Tom McRae, an English Francophile who gained musical recognition in the early 2000s thanks to delicate songs like "You Cut Her Hair" or "End of the World News". He's just released his new album "Étrange Hiver", in which he sings many tracks in French and invites a number of French artists to collaborate with him. We also welcome Liverpool-based rising duo King Hannah, who are set to release their second album "Big Swimmer" at the end of May. Plus, we discuss the country music comeback of Beyoncé.
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This session of the day One of the Guardian Woman Festival featured the below panelist: Molade Adeniyi ECO, Wave Academies, Ndidi Nwuneli (MFR) Co-founder/Executive Chair Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition ltd, Tunde Onakoya Founder, Chess in Slums Africa
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Solar-powered cars, the holy grail of e-mobility. A brilliant idea that’s bankrupted companies pursuing it. Can it ever work? REV looks at the obstacles standing in the way of this elusive technology.
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