Covering heads and veiling poverty
In Egypt, Hijabless women are becoming a shrinking and marginalised minority who have to keep their bare heads down.
View ArticleWe don’t need no segregation
Sexual harassment in Egypt is leading to calls for gender segregation. But is hiding women really the solution?
View ArticleWhere ‘no’ means jail time
In Dubai, the Middle East's self-styled party capital, women who say they have been raped can find themselves behind bars for adultery.
View ArticleSpecial report: Making harassment history
This Chronikler special report examines the causes and consequences of sexual harassment and what can be done about it.
View ArticleEgypt’s Mursi and the risk of friendly fire
By courting his rivals, Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi could turn former allies into foes and bring to the fore the divisions among Islamists.
View ArticleMuhammad: separating the man from the myth
As a clash of idiocies erupts over the depiction of Muhammad in an obscure Islamophobic film, it's time for a sober look at the man behind the prophet.
View ArticleThe new Arab man: The Middle East’s male awakening
In the first of a Chronikler series on the new Arab man, we meet men who champion women's rights and challenge traditional ideals of masculinity.
View Articleالرجل العربي الجديد
لوحظ في الأونة الأخيرة تزايد الرجال المناصرة لحقوق المرأة عربياً، مقدمين مثالاُ رائعاً في تحدي المعنى التقليدي للرجولة الشرقية
View ArticleThe Syrian Kurd who went blind because he’d seen too much
From the man literally blinded by horrors to the girl whose dream is to read books, we meet the Syrian Kurds fleeing the ISIS onslaught on Kobani.
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