Bangladesh opens mosque for transgender hijra community | In Pictures
Members of Bangladesh’s transgender hijra community, who were disallowed from attending other prayer services, have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation…
Goals not guns: How a girls football team in India’s Manipur beats violence | Football
Andro, India – Smart in her neon blue jacket and bright red sneakers, Hemarani slips out of the large thatched-roof mud hut and stands squinting…
Veiled rebellion: Female medical students go underground in Afghanistan | Taliban
Lima stayed home the last time the Taliban inspected the hospital where she secretly trains as a nurse. After five years of medical training, Lima,…
Cambodia’s female tuk-tuk drivers fight prejudice on road to equality | Gender Equity
Every day Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists…
Pakistani girl killed after photos with boy’s arm around her go viral | Crime News
The murder is the latest in a spate of more than 5,000 incidents since 2012 in which women have been killed. Islamabad, Pakistan – Police…
Sport Weekly: Emma Hayes to set new landmark in women’s football with USNWT | Football News
This week Al Jazeera looks at the new USWNT boss, the ‘beauty’ of mixed martial arts, and India’s Cricket World Cup final disaster. Welcome to…
Why are women in ‘feminist paradise’ Iceland striking? | Women’s Rights News
Tens of thousands of Icelandic women, including the country’s female prime minister, are taking to the streets on Tuesday in a nationwide protest against gender…
She awoke to a gun in her face. What happened next would change Mexican law | Women’s Rights News
Tijuana, Mexico – On the evening of December 12, 2019, as Alina Narciso was falling asleep in her home in Tijuana, Mexico, she remembers hearing…
Spain women’s team coach Jorge Vilda fired amid Rubiales kiss fallout | Women’s World Cup News
Vilda fired less than three weeks after his team won the Women’s World Cup and amid a scandal involving the conduct of suspended federation president…
Rubiales case sparks hope for ‘seismic’ changes in Spanish football | Women’s World Cup News
Madrid, Spain – Just over a week after the head of Spanish football kissed a female player on the lips after the women’s team won…
Another Zimbabwe election cycle reveals decline of women in politics | Politics
Mutare, Zimbabwe – More than half of the 6.5 million registered voters set to cast their ballots in Zimbabwe’s hotly contested presidential, local municipality and…
England’s coach Sarina Wiegman eyes fairytale World Cup ending | Women’s World Cup News
After guiding England to the Women’s World Cup final on Wednesday, just over a year after they won the European Championship on home soil, coach…
Desiree Ellis: How a trailblazing coach lifted S African football | Women’s World Cup
Nearly 30 years after she played in South Africa’s first-ever women’s international football match, Desiree Ellis coached her nation to their first title when they…
Report finds racism, sexism and elitism rife in English cricket | Cricket News
Independent commission finds racism ‘entrenched’ in English cricket, women treated as ‘second-class citizens’ and cricket a rare option in state schools. A damning independent report…
Bud Light loses out on featuring transgender influencer Mulvaney | Business and Economy News
The media promotion by the beer maker led to a backlash of transphobic comments and a boycott by some drinkers. Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Bud Light has…
As US aims to bring back manufacturing, supporting women is key | Business and Economy
Alicia Black’s four-year-old daughter, Rain, chats with her, trying to speak over the phone conversation her mother is also having. Black keeps up the two…
‘Sweetest feeling’: Iran’s female ice hockey team defies the odds | Ice Hockey News
“Nobody was expecting such a great outcome, so everyone was quite shocked and surprised,” Azam Sanaei told Al Jazeera, in what can only be described…
Indian farmers break down barricades to join protesting wrestlers | Protests News
Dozens of farmers join the athletes in calling for the arrest of the sport’s federation chief, accused of sexual harassment. Dozens of Indian farmers have…
New York, California launch probe into alleged NFL discrimination | American Football News
The top prosecutors in New York and California states have launched an investigation into allegations of discrimination against the National Football League (NFL), the most…
Taliban FM to meet Pakistan, China foreign ministers: Media | Taliban News
Taliban’s interim foreign minister gets UN clearance to travel for meeting with counterparts in Pakistan. A United Nations Security Council committee has agreed to allow…