The second phase of the municipal council elections in Libya is scheduled for June 2025 while women’s political participation remains low in the country.
Yemeni women have broken stereotypes by participating in the traditional Maawaz production industry mostly dominated by men.
Maria Penahî is an artist living in Sulaymaniyah. She carves the figures of Kurdish women resisting in Iran’s prisons. “Each figure is the voice of all women who have fought for freedom throughout history.”