We hope to eliminate a stereotypical perception of Arab women, replacing it with stories of smart and creative artists who have important world views to share.

Samar Hazboun’s latest project, “Beyond checkpoints,” documents the often forgotten stories of Palestinian women who have given birth at Israeli checkpoints

In the Hormozgan region in Iran, the burqe is a colourful, decorated face mask with roots in tradition and a life of its own today.

Isabelle Mayault meets Ghada Abdel Aal, an Egyptian blogger who writes urban tales on being a single woman in Cairo – stories that became an instant success.

Voices – a blog for Syrian refugees in Jordan to share their stories.

مشروع صوت مدونة تنشر القصص من اللاجئين السوريين في الأردن. ننشر مجموعة مختارة من هذه المقالات والشعر وعلى المدونة يوجد ايضا أرشيفا كبيرا من القصص الشخصية

In Beirut’s Shatila camp, local NGO Basmeh and Zeitouneh runs a small embroidery workshop for Syrian refugee women producing scarves, bags, and other items.

Prostitution, robbery, drug trafficking, homicides, kidnapping. This story is from Beirut’s women’s prison, and photography classes given there.

The online campaign gathering Kurdish men against sexism reached far beyond its initial scope. Can it be an inspiration for further cross-border activism?

Mashallah News spoke to Alex Shams about the lesser-known positive effect of the 1979 Iranian revolution on women’s education and university enrolment.