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MHP stands for women’s military service in Turkey

MHP stands for women’s military service in Turkey

The Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) stands for the right of women to voluntary military service in the country, Turkish media reported. The statement was made by the party’s deputy Mustafa Hidayet …

Saudi Arabia temporarily frees three women activists - media

Saudi Arabia temporarily frees three women activists - media

Three out of nearly a dozen prominent Saudi women activists arrested over nine months ago were temporarily released yesterday. Some of the women told a Riyadh court they had been subjected to torture in detention, sources familiar with …

More than 40,000 licenses issued for Saudi women

More than 40,000 licenses issued for Saudi women

More than 40 thousands women in Saudi Arabia have received their licenses since the driving ban was lifted, according to the Kingdom’s General Director of Traffic. So far there have been 40,000 licenses issued since the ban …

Saudi women to work as air hostesses since January

Saudi women to work as air hostesses since January

Flynas will start recruiting Saudi women to work as air hostesses in January. It will be the first among Saudi carriers to recruit women in senior positions. The airlines said in a statement that the first flight with a Saudi female …

Saudi women to be notified of divorce by text message

Saudi women to be notified of divorce by text message

A new regulation in Saudi Arabia is set to stop Saudi women from being divorced without their knowledge. Starting from January 6, courts will be required to notify women by text on rulings confirming their divorces. Local …

 Erdogan outlines women's role in Turkish society

Erdogan outlines women's role in Turkish society

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey pays particular attention to women's rights in the society. "Discrimination against women is not possible. Because the nature and creation require …

First Muslim woman to be elected to U.S. Congress

First Muslim woman to be elected to U.S. Congress

Former Michigan state lawmaker Rashida Tlaib is set to become the first Muslim woman elected to U.S. Congress after winning the Democratic primary for a House seat in the state. Tlaib will run unopposed in the general …

Saudi Arabia issues first driver's licenses to women (VIDEO)

Saudi Arabia issues first driver's licenses to women (VIDEO)

Saudi Arabia has issued its first driver's licenses to 10 women ahead of June 24, when the Kingdom's due to end the world's only ban on women drivers. Officials expect another 2,000 women to seek licenses in the coming week, …

Saudi Arabia hosts car show for women

Saudi Arabia hosts car show for women

The first women’s car exhibition in the Saudi capital of Riyadh marks the latest stage in preparations for the day when women can take to the wheels for the first time in the kingdom. The three-day exhibition …

Women can now be Iran Air pilots

Women can now be Iran Air pilots

For the first time, the Iranian flag-carrier airline, Iran Air, is set to recruit female pilots, the CEO of Iran Air Farzaneh Sharafbafi said. The airline publishes a job vacancy advertisement to recruit new pilots …

Iranian women take off hijabs in public to protest law (PHOTO)

Iranian women take off hijabs in public to protest law (PHOTO)

Iranian activists protesting the compulsory hijab by taking it off in public have been joined by conservative Muslim women wearing the chador, a garment covering everything but the face. Women wearing the full-length veil have been …

Women above 25 can travel to Saudi Arabia alone now

Women above 25 can travel to Saudi Arabia alone now

Women aged 25 and over can be granted a tourist visa to go to Saudi Arabia without the need to be accompanied by a family member, local media reported. "The tourist visa will be a single-entry visa, and valid for 30 days maximum. …

Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums

Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums

Women in Saudi Arabia will finally be able to watch sporting events in all-male stadium from next year, the country’s General Sports Authority said. The planned law change comes as part of Saudi's reforms to give females more …

 Gym for women opened in Saudi Arabia

Gym for women opened in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan, president of the Community Sports Union, has opened the newest Studio 5 gym in Jeddah, which is based on electronic registration and scheduling sport sessions. The …

 Saudi Arabia to let women drive

Saudi Arabia to let women drive

Saudi Arabia announced that it would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has become a global symbol of the oppression of women in the ultraconservative kingdom. The change, which will take effect in June 2018, was …

Turkish women march in rights protest in Istanbul

Turkish women march in rights protest in Istanbul

Hundreds of Turkish women marched in the country's biggest city Istanbul on Saturday to protest against the violence and animosity they face from men demanding they dress more conservatively, Reuters reported. The march, dubbed …