Tag: women

CITAD presents paper on invisibility of female youth in youth political exclusion

By Isma'il Auwal   In collaboration with Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Germany, Aminu Ali of theDepartment of Sociology,...

Social media trend ignites spike in Abaya sales

By Salim Yunusa Abaya, a loose-fitting, full-length robe that is symbolic of Islamic piety has been the most trending issue among northern Muslim women across...

Women in 40s, 50s who survive COVID more likely to suffer persistent problems: UK studies

Reuters: Women in their 40s and 50s appear more at risk of long-term problems following discharge from hospital after COVID-19, with many suffering months...

Celebrating women: Why men should empower their women

By Furera Bagel, Ph.D A few years ago when my sister was then working for Save The Children,  she sighted a little boy of about...

Saudi activist loses appeal to reduce prison sentence, lift travel restriction

By Ismail Auwal Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul on Wednesday lost a court appeal against a prison sentence as well as restrictions including a five-year travel...

Every state must have a female senator – Reps demand

By Ismail Auwal The members of House of Representatives, Nigeria will read a bill to make it compulsory for every state to reserve one seat...

Saudi woman handed death sentence for killing Bangladeshi maid

Saudi court sentences Ayesha al-Jizani to death for killing Bangladeshi maid Abiron Begum in March 2019, says Bangladeshi official. A criminal court in Saudi Arabia...

Man arrested for raping 90-year-old woman in Yobe

By Ismail Auwal Police in Yobe State have arrested a man for allegedly raping a 90-year-old woman in her house. The suspect, who was identified as...

Bomb explosion kills five women in Yemen

By Ismail Auwal A bomb explosion has killed five women in the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, Yemen, at a wedding held on New...

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