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Political activist and dentist Angela Khoury was one of the women running in Syria's first parliamentary elections after Assad's fall.

Women push for political power and equality in new Syria

Women push for political power and equality in new Syria

As Syria rebuilds, women are fighting for political participation amid growing gender inequality.
SyriaDecember 5, 202503:43 min
Low-angle view of Nigerian artist John Madu working on a painting

The first African artist at Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum

The first African artist at Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum

John Madu is the first African artist to exhibit at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum.
NigeriaDecember 3, 202504:45 min
A group of people wearing black clothes are seen holding a rally against GBV in the Zambian capital Lusaka in April 2024

Zambia: Hope in the fight against gender-based violence

Zambia: Hope in the fight against gender-based violence

Half of all Zambian women have experienced physical, emotional or sexual violence. But change is on the horizon.
ZambiaNovember 24, 2025
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Scene from Sead Kazanxhiu's performance "Mudding"

The Albanian artist bringing Roma culture to the world

Sead Kazanxhiu is an artist from Albania who expresses his Roma identity through visual art.
AlbaniaOctober 28, 202504:08 min
Activists from SWEAT gather outside a Cape Town courthouse on September 1, 2025, holding signs and banners in support of the constitutional challenge to South Africa's criminalization of sex work.

Will South Africa decriminalize sex work?

Advocacy and rights groups launched a legal challenge demanding the repeal of South African laws criminalizing sex work.
South AfricaOctober 13, 2025
Male hands holding a gold Nobel Prize medal

Nobel Prize: 7 facts we bet you didn't know

Prize medals auctioned off for millions, female geniuses ignored and embarrassing mistakes: The Nobel has seen it all.
Global issuesOctober 4, 2025