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Coinciding with Monday’s International Women’s Day, Time magazine has featured Indian women farmers protesting New Delhi’s reforms on its cover. India’s mainly Sikh farmers from Punjab have mounted protests for months over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...

Pakistani film star Mahira Khan and Dr. Sania Nishtar, working in a top government position on poverty alleviation, are among the BBC’s latest list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020....

Virginia‘s Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity has selected BBC Research and Consulting to conduct a disparity study that will assess procurement opportunities in Virginia for women– and minority-owned businesses. The most recent study was...

Afghanistan is on the verge of some big changes. Next month’s elections and an unfolding Afghan peace process will shape the future of the country as the U.S. plans to pull its forces out of the...

As President Trump continues to defend his remarks against four progressive Democratic Congresswomen, JAMAAT, an interfaith organization bringing together Jewish and Muslim leaders, has termed the statements unacceptable. “If people want to leave our country, they...

Gender diversity is emerging as a new pillar of business success as a new study reveals that companies employing women in top positions perform as much as 20 percent better than enterprises with less ratio of...

In a momentous moment for American Muslims, voters elected two women –Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar – to U.S. Congress as Democrats took the House of Representatives in the intensely fought 2018 midterm polls. The victories...

The world has come to know Swat through the extraordinary Malala and how she stood up heroically for girls’ education. It is also well worth taking the time to learn of Swat’s other extraordinary female heroes....

Marching in New York City for gender equality. Photo: UN Women/J Carrier A new United Nations report is warning that women’s rights are under threat from a “backlash” of conservatism and fundamentalism around the world. “Alarming...

Graphics: Mumtaz Hussain Human beings are curious by nature. They accept challenges and face dangers, compete, travel, and explore new opportunities. Immigration is one such way in search of a better quality of life. An immigrant...