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From early marriage and increased gender-based violence to a higher risk of death during pregnancy, the consequences post-war continue. The blockade and successive wars are also taking a toll on the mental health of Gaza residents.
Here’s what one Kenyan woman says about being forced to carry through a pregnancy that resulted from a rape during a conflict period. Obama could end such suffering by clarifying that U.S. law actually does allow abortion funding in such circumstances, a health activist says.
Not long after she ran away to join the Islamic State, she told her family she was happy being there. But now she wants to come home and her family has no idea where to turn. Her fate, as a minor, is legally uncertain at this point in France.
While in New York recently, Faheema reflected on what drew her to the longstanding but little-documented practice in Afghanistan of “bacha posh,” a Farsi expression meaning “dress up as boys.”
Women are the key eyes and ears when political violence swells in their communities. But the failure to recognize and support them as political actors undermines our ability to counter violent extremism.
Recently, in northern Lebanon, our organization, Concern Worldwide, took in the stories of Syrian women living as war refugees. “For so long I’ve wanted someone to come,” said one. “I’ve been waiting to tell my story.”
She thought she would be taking care of orphans in Aleppo, says her brother, referring to one of the most war-damaged cities in Syria. “Now, she watches children of fighters.” In the past month, a network of jihadist recruiters have been exposed in Turkey and France.
Since 2012, up to 150 French women have joined the ranks of the Islamic State or Al Nusra Front. Here the family of a 14-year-old describes how her departure has left them stunned and wondering why the government isn’t doing more.
While Turkey has officially welcomed Syrian refugees, this video explores the circumstances in which many of the women and children are living. Some refugees say they face discrimination and violence.
One of the few female reporters covering the war, Thea Rosenbaum fell into journalism after arriving in Saigon with her husband, she says in “No Place for a Lady.” In this excerpt she recounts going into the field for the first time.