Before January 14, 2011, al-Nahda was the main opposition group in Tunisia. No one, even its most severe critics, could question the fact that it was the most persecuted group in terms of the number of political prisoners, exiles, and disappearances.
You can find the future of the world’s women not in Scandinavia or the U.S., but among the entrepreneurs who line the streets of Mumbai, Manila and Sao Paulo.
Africa's first and only female president handily won re-election with 90.2 per cent of the vote, but her victory has been rendered hollow and her government may struggle to prove its legitimacy because the opposition boycotted the poll.
Sierra Leone's top opposition candidate for this year's presidential election has chosen a female running mate.
Thousands of women are refusing to work on farms in north-west Cameroon's Wum district after a spate of rapes and assaults blamed on cattle herders.
It has been established that without mandatory Affirmative Action, expected changes that can lead to an increase in women's representation in national politics will not occur.
A top human rights group in Bangladesh has praised a bride who disowned her husband within minutes of their wedding because he demanded a dowry.
Faced with the prospect of fielding more women candidates in next year's BMC elections due to the state decision to reserve 50% seats in local bodies for females, political parties are looking beyond the usual options like wives and daughters of male politicians.
As the remaining US troops in Iraq prepare to return home, how has life changed for women in the country they are leaving behind?