Egyptian actress accused of ‘inciting debauchery’ over film festival dress, faces 5 years in prison
2018-12-04
The Egyptian actress Rania Youssef is facing five years in prison over accusations that she “incited debauchery” by wearing a revealing dress |
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Serena Williams' Woman of the Year GQ cover garners backlash
2018-11-13
GQ named Serena Williams its Woman of the Year on Monday, and not everyone is happy about her cover |
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Amsterdam reveals plans to change face of red-light district
2018-11-02
The Dutch capital’s first female mayor, will launch a fresh push to change the face of the streets around the city’s docks next year and make life tolerable for the women working there |
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Japanese princess becomes a commoner to marry the love of her life
2018-10-31
Under Japan’s imperial law, women members of the royal family must forfeit their titles, status, if they do not marry someone of royal or aristocratic status |
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'No need for birth control': Tanzanian president's views cause outrage
2018-09-12
John Magufuli says people who use contraceptives are lazy, and outsiders who promote birth control are giving bad advice
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Study finds women are statistically much better drivers than men
2018-09-04
A new study has revealed that despite gender stereotypes that portray women as bad at driving, women are actually significantly less likely to get into car accidents than men |
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Tokyo med school lowered female applicants’ test scores
2018-08-02
Tokyo Medical University has for years deliberately reduced the scores of women who took its general entrance exam, in a bid to cut the number of successful female applicants |
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Swedish student gives Afghan refugee reprieve from deportation with protest on airplane
2018-07-26
A 21-year-old student from Sweden successfully delayed the deportation of an Afghan man on a flight out of Gothenburg |
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Beauty blogger blasted as ‘slave-owner’ after shocking comments made in social media video
2018-07-25
Her comments posted in an a second video online doubled down, and are especially appalling considering the new reforms came after months of controversy |
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