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Jessie Tarbox Beals... The Photojournalism Pioneer Who Opened the Profession's Doors to Women
Jessie Tarbox Beals secured her place in American journalism history as the first female photojournalist published in newspapers, defying restrictions on women at the turn of the 20th century to become a pioneer of photojournalism.
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"The Lion Women of Tehran": A Story of Women Who Resisted the Changes of Time and Politics
Marjan Kamali's "The Lion Women of Tehran" blends history and humanity through a friendship enduring decade of Iran’s political and social upheaval.
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Emine Ocak…The Voice of Galatasaray Square and the Struggle for the Enforced Disappeared
Since 1995, Emine Ocak had been one of the leading figures of the Saturday Mothers movement Searching for her missing son, she became a symbol of justice for all disappearance.
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Cecilia's Statue in Oslo... A Woman's Strength in the Face of Breast Cancer
The statue known as "Cecilia" is the world's first public monument depicting a woman living with breast cancer.
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Mariam Abu Daqqa: Lens of Gaza, voice of truth
Mariam Abu Daqqa was one of Gaza’s most prominent media voices. She was killed on August 25 this year in an Israeli strike on the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, alongside four other journalists.
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Arjîn Kobanê: YPJ commander becomes immortalized in resistance for Tishreen
Arjîn Kobanê (born Edla Mixarî), one of the commanders of the YPJ, was martyred on January 21, 2025, while fighting against the attacks by the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions on the Tishreen Dam.
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Resistance of YPJ Commander Avesta Xabûr continues
The resistance of YPJ Commander Avesta Xabûr, who blew herself up against the attacks of the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions on Afrin in 2018, continues in North and East Syria.
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Zelal Hêvî: Journey from Mount Kurmênc to freedom
Zelal Hêvî, a symbol of resistance and hope, will always live in the struggle of the thousands she left behind.
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Freedom seeker, fighter: Bêrîtan Hevî
Bêrîtan Hevî’s search for free life, different personality and struggle continue to be role model for thousands of women today…
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Mizgîn Hesen: Women must struggle until they get their freedom back
Speaking about the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini by the Iranian police, Mizgîn Hesen, an executive of the Center for Research and Protection of Syrian Women's Rights, said, “Women must struggle until they get their freedom back.”