The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/womens-rights/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png women's rights | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/womens-rights/ 32 32 First female Druze doctor in Israel awarded prize for breaking barriers https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-female-druze-doctor-in-israel-awarded-prize-for-breaking-barriers/ Sat, 23 May 2026 04:12:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3825292 Dr. Nadia Khir honored with prestigious Habama Shelahen prize for blazing trail 35 years ago; 'wanted to help' women in her community who couldn't seek care from male practitioners

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]]> As some hijabs come off in Iran and enforcement eases, locals fear it’s temporary https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-some-hijabs-come-off-in-iran-and-enforcement-eases-locals-fear-its-temporary/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:59:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3810636 'No real change has taken place in people's freedom,' laments Tehran resident, with women fearing authorities are distracted by the US-Israeli war, and will crack down again later

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]]> Courting women voters, Bennett vows to revolutionize female representation https://www.timesofisrael.com/courting-women-voters-bennett-vows-to-revolutionize-female-representation/ Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:06:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3706583 At a campaign event for female activists, the former PM says 6 of his new party's 9 co-founders are women -- 'not because they are women, but because they are excellent'

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]]> Majority of Iranian lawmakers decry lack of enforcement of modesty laws for women https://www.timesofisrael.com/majority-of-iranian-lawmakers-decry-lack-of-enforcement-of-modesty-laws-for-women/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:13:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3702980 As Iranian women defy the law and let their hair down, Tehran's conservative wing sounds alarm to judiciary, says it 'cannot remain passive' in the face of 'abnormal behaviors'

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]]> Taliban slams possible ICC arrest warrant, says court should go after Israel and US https://www.timesofisrael.com/taliban-slams-possible-icc-arrest-warrant-says-court-should-go-after-israel-and-us/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:21:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3466908 Kabul accuses court of trying to 'impose a particular interpretation of human rights' after chief prosecutor says Taliban leaders suspected of gender-based crimes against humanity

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 14: Day 435 – How women are the canary in the Mideast coal mine https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-14-day-435-how-women-are-the-canary-in-the-mideast-coal-mine/ Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:22:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3439526&preview=true&preview_id=3439526 As the rebel factions in Syria fight to wrest control, the world looks at their treatment of women. Middle East analyst Ksenia Svetlova, a former MK, ranks Israel and its neighbors

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]]> What Matters Now to Ksenia Svetlova: Women are the canary in the Mideast coal mine https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-matters-now-to-ksenia-svetlova-women-are-the-canary-in-the-mideast-coal-mine/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 06:50:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3438156&preview=true&preview_id=3438156 As the rebel factions in Syria continue to fight to wrest control, the world looks at their treatment of women. Middle East analyst, a former MK, ranks Israel and its neighbors

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]]> Iraqi MPs to debate revised bill critics fear will allow 9-year-old girls to marry https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraqi-mps-to-debate-revised-bill-critics-fear-will-allow-9-year-old-girls-to-marry/ Sun, 01 Dec 2024 21:23:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3430672 Legislation allows people to choose religious law for family matters, communities to set own guidelines; MP says latest revised version sets the minimum marital age at 15

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]]> IDF rabbinate opposes asking troops to sign form ‘unchaining’ wives in case of disaster https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-rabbinate-opposes-asking-troops-to-sign-form-unchaining-wives-in-case-of-disaster/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:44:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3423336 While conditional divorces can free women in case of a husband's disappearance or loss of mental faculties in battle, rabbis say pushing such a document on soldiers may hurt morale

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]]> Two years after Mahsa Amini protests, Iran restores order but not legitimacy https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-years-after-mahsa-amini-protests-iran-restores-order-but-not-legitimacy/ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 10:25:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3375764 Activists hope 2022 death of woman in custody who allegedly violated dress code won't be in vain, but many are still reeling from the brutal crackdown on demonstrators

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]]> Some Iranian women take off hijabs as anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death approaches https://www.timesofisrael.com/some-iranian-women-take-off-hijabs-as-anniversary-of-mahsa-aminis-death-approaches/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 10:52:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3375273 Defiance comes despite what UN calls 'expanded repressive measures, policies' by theocracy; one says her 'quasi-courage' is due to Amini: 'We have to protect this as an achievement'

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]]> A fight over women’s representation leaves Israel’s Jews without chief rabbis https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-fight-over-womens-representation-leaves-israels-jews-without-chief-rabbis/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 18:17:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3323924 The Justice Ministry's demand that the rabbinate consider women for a position traditionally reserved for rabbis is key to the delay in succession for the first time in over a century

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]]> Former MK Yael Dayan, trailblazing feminist and peace activist, dies at 85 https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-mk-yael-dayan-trailblazing-feminist-and-peace-activist-dies-at-85/ Sat, 18 May 2024 13:16:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2974337 Labor lawmaker was among the most prominent voices in the country advocating for equal rights; also a celebrated writer, she was the daughter of iconic statesman Moshe Dayan

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]]> Amid outcry over silence, UN Women posts, then deletes, condemnation of Hamas attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-outcry-over-silence-un-women-posts-then-deletes-condemnation-of-hamas-attack/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:32:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3164914 UN body says statement was issued by mistake, was replaced by call for release of hostages; activists have decried UN failure to address evidence of rape, sexual abuse on Oct. 7

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]]> Global women’s rights groups silent as Israeli women testify about rapes by Hamas https://www.timesofisrael.com/global-womens-rights-groups-silent-as-israeli-women-testify-about-rapes-by-hamas/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 17:18:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3160063 Despite widespread evidence of terrorists' systematic acts of sexual brutality on Oct. 7, most worldwide organizations either have no comment or bash IDF's military campaign in Gaza

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