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Nikhat Shakeel pledges education and safety for every Pakistani child

She was told to marry in a country which bans girls' education. So she got in a taxi and fled

Nearly five years on from Afghanistan's school ban, young women say they have waved goodbye to their dreams.

Afghanistan’s Women: Erased

An entire generation of Afghan girls have had their aspirations suspended by policies systematically excluding them from education and public life.

Feature: School bags, notebooks and dreams -- Afghan children pursue education amid challenges

KABUL, May 31 (Xinhua) -- As the school day ends, 10-year-old Aisha returns home and settles by the doorway, her eyes fixed on the narrow alley outside. She is waiting for her fath...

Amena Khan reflects on journey from aspiring pilot to humanitarian work

Actor-director shares her career evolution, volunteer experiences, and emotional accounts from disaster relief work

School bags, notebooks and dreams -- Afghan children pursue education amid challenges

KABUL, May 31 (Xinhua) -- As the school day ends, 10-year-old Aisha returns home and settles by the doorway, her eyes fixed on the narrow alley outside. She is waiting for her fath...

Refugee turned peacemaker: The young woman leader transforming communities in the Central African Republic

In the heart of the Central African Republic (CAR), a nation long marked by conflict, Nina Mireille Yankinon stands as a symbol of resilience, leadership, and hope, dedicating her...

Desperate Nooria Disguises Herself to Provide for Her Family

KABUL, May 19 (IPS) - Nooria is a young girl who, because of poverty and the absence of a man in her family, had to dress in boys’ clothes so she could work and feed her family. I...

Higher Education for Refugees: A Scholarship for Women

A refugee child is far less likely than almost any other young person to set foot in a university lecture hall, and a refugee young woman is least likely of all. Globally, just 9%...

خیبر پختونخوا کے ضلع نوشہرہ میں پہلی خاتون ڈی پی او تعینات

سونیا شمروز ایشیا کی اعلیٰ خاتون آفیسر کا ایوارڈ بھی اپنے نام کر چکی ہیں

Stitch by Stitch: Afghan Women Fight Poverty with Zardozi

According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), nearly 85% of Afghan women rely on less than $1 a day to successfully support their families while facing barriers to...

What happened to Afghanistan's female academics?

Share articlePrint articlePicture this: you have spent decades building a career. You have a master's degree. You have taught hundreds of students. You walk into work every morning...

Malala seeks urgent action from ministers on girls’ education gap

Malala Yousafzai used her platform at the Education World Forum (EWF) to remind ministers that 122 million girls remain out of school worldwide, and each year of delay in policy an...

Zim Woman’s Free Tech Programme Empowers Young Women

By Shalom Shawurwa What began as a personal mission to help young women access opportunities in technology has evolved into a transformative programme equipping Zimbabweans with th...

Bara girls face higher education crisis

Absence of BS programmes and transport leaves female students struggling to continue studies

Meet Hana Khider: The woman leading an all-female team clearing ISIS landmines in Iraq where one wrong move means death

Naamat International President: Women's leadership is a democratic imperative, not a women's issue

"My golden advice to women is: don't wait for permission. If you want to do it, do it. Get to the table and sit there, and don't wait for opportunity."

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHILDREN-EDUCATION-CHALLENGES

(260531) -- KABUL, May 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Girls attend a class at a private primary school in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 21, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: School bags, notebooks and dr...

Governor Kundi steps up efforts to expand women's higher education in southern KP

Tutors are restoring school for Afghan girls

“One of the things she misses from her days in school was that sense of belonging, and I think that we have been able to build that in this tutoring network with our students.” —...

The Mask of Engagement: How Fragmented International Interests Normalize Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

The continuous compromise of human rights standards by bodies like the United Nations provides the Taliban with the precise economic, political, and psychological lifelines require...

How Vocational Training for Syrian Women Supports Empowerment

The economic collapse following the Syrian conflict left more than 90% of Syrians living below the poverty line, with many women becoming heads of households in a society lacking t...

Afghanistan’s Women Are Losing More Than Rights.

Afghanistan's Women Are Losing More Than Rights. They Are Losing Their Future.When people talk about women's rights, the conversation often revolves around laws, policies, and poli...

Quality education and vocational training key to Children's brighter future: Sarah Ahmad