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North Africa and Middle East

October 8, 2014
Iraqi Yazidi woman MP awarded Anna Politkovskaya prize

raqi legislator Vian Dakhil on Monday received the Anna Politkovskaya prize for her denunciation of the jihadist group Islamic State over its brutal treatment of Yazidi women.

September 12, 2014
Lebanon's women candidates rally

Armed with perseverance and determination, numerous elite Lebanese women gathered Wednesday next to the Interior Ministry to stress that the Lebanese political field is incomplete without their participation.