women's issues - The Chronikler

The freedom of non-expression

Advocates of banning the face veil want to take away the only choice some women have – the choice to conform.

An Arab-American Miss USA may have put Muslim beauty on the western map, but let’s also recall all those women of courage and talent.

Het zogenaamde ‘burqaverbod’ is een vrouwvriendelijke wetvoorstel.

Belgium’s effort to ban the face veil is a statement of female empowerment and a vote against religious fundamentalism.

Sexual harassment in Egypt is leading to calls for gender segregation. But is hiding women really the solution?

Society is becoming more equal but our surnames – borrowed from fathers and husbands – lag behind. Is there a fairer system?