(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: March 9, 2010) Nigerian troops are patrolling villages near the city of Jos, but many residents remain fearful after killings that left up to 500...

Author Eve Ensler discusses the origin of the "Free Barbie" story from her latest book "I Am an Emotional Creature". Ensler says the story of Barbie, from manufacturing plant to...

Why do women in the Muslim world seem to receive disproportionate forms of punishment, even when the Koran mandates that men and women should be punished equally? Learn more in...

This film short, from the director of "Veiled Voices," Brigid Maher, discusses the impact of women religious leaders in their communities in the Arab world through the eyes of Ghina...

Magda Amer is a "daiya" or caller for Islam in Cairo, Egypt. Magda is certified by al-Azhar in Egypt to teach Islam and teaches in several mosques in Cairo. ...

Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt opened its doors to women over 40 years ago in a separated, segregated campus. Students discuss their studies and the role of women in leadership...

In the second episode of Link's new African School series, the student elections are open to girls for the first time, putting male pride, female emancipation, and girl power all...

San Francisco artist Stephanie Syjuco describes her participatory artwork, the "Counterfeit Crochet Project (Critique of a Political Economy)." This is part of a larger paned called "Political Is Personal Panel: Contemporary...