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Tunisia’s youngest minister has a vision and is ready to lead. Middle East Eye met with Sayida Ounissi, Minister of Vocational Training and Employment in Tunisia, who reflects upon her position, the changing face of Ennahda and being a young woman in politics.

Jordan is set to open a shelter for women at risk of falling victim to family-linked “honour crimes” by the end of the year. Around 20 women are murdered annually in Jordan for reasons related to “family honor”, with rights groups expressing anger at its continued prominence.

Women Rally to Support Saudi Girl Trolled for Not Wearing a Hijab, who was subjected to death threats after choosing to not wear an abaya or hijab during a recent soujourn in Riyadh.

From Ginella Massa, Canada’s first anchor to wear a hijab, to Halima Aden, who competed in Hijab in the Miss Minnesota Pageant, the New York Times discusses how women in Hijab are breaking barriers.

Fifteen women, mainly teenagers, are among 50 members of the small Kabul club, established two months ago to help keep young Afghans away from drugs, petty crime and violence.

Azza Soliman, the founder of the Centre for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA), has allegedly been arrested in Egypt. She was taken from her house by security forces and spirited away to a Cairo police station.

Officer Amal Elsokary, a New York City police officer who was dropping off her son, was allegedly harassed over the weekend for being Muslim.

A video went viral on social media shows an Iranian woman being subdued and arrested by the Iranian morality police, and she was screaming in protest.