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Pak Woman Seema Haider's 1st Husband Hires Lawyer In India To Bring Children Back Home
The first husband of Seema Haider, a Pakistani woman who illegally crossed over to India with her four children in 2023 to be with her lover, has hired an Indian lawyer to help him get his underage kids back, a top rights activist said in Karachi on
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Pakistan Swears In Ayesha Malik As First Woman Supreme Court Judge
Pakistan swore in Ayesha Malik as its first female supreme court judge on Monday, a landmark occasion in a nation where activists say the law is often wielded against women.
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Poet Maya Angelo Becomes The First Black Woman To Be Featured On US Coin
Poet and activist Maya Angelou has become the first Black woman to appear on the US quarter, in a new version of the coin unveiled by the US Mint on Monday.
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Google Doodle Celebrates Poet And Women's Rights Activist Kamini Roy
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the 155th birth anniversary of the first woman to graduate with honors in the history of India, who went on to advocate for the rights of all women -- Kamini Roy. She was a Bengali poet, educator, and activist.
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Caught On Camera: Trinamool Leaders Attack Woman BJP Supporter Twice
The cameras had already been rolling when the appalling violence unfolded - not once but twice. A supporter of the BJP - a woman - is viciously kicked and thrown to the ground by Trinamool leaders and activists during a protest with startling impunity - first in the presence of cops and then in front of a TV news crew.
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Saudi Seeks Death Penalty For Woman Activist: Campaigners
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists, including, for the first time a woman, campaigners say.
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Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay: 5 Facts About India's First Woman To Run For Legislative Office
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, the firebrand social reformer, has been honoured with a Google Doodle on her 115th birth anniversary. From persuading Mahatma Gandhi to call upon women to march with him in the Indian Independence Movement to reinvigorating the culture of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay wore several hat...
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'Your Mustang Awaits': Ford's Sweet Surprise For Saudi Woman Activist
Ford has decided to present a Saudi Arabian activist with her dream car, after a landmark decree allowing women to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom's history.
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Playboy Features First Muslim Woman In Hijab
Playboy magazine, once famous for bunnies and soft porn, for the first time is featuring a Muslim woman wearing a hijab, in a spread that is drawing both praise and criticism.
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Mammootty's Super-Hit Film Kasaba Accused Of Insulting Woman
An Eid release, Kasaba, the Malayalam movie starring Kerala superstar Mammootty, has established itself as a hit, with ticket sales already hitting a reported 2.5 crores in the first day, which beats a record held by his own son, Dulquer Salmaan.
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Kiran Bedi: Policing, Activism and Now, Politics
India's first woman IPS officer, Magsaysay award Winner, Asian lawn tennis champion and activist, Kiran Bedi, 65, stepped into the political arena today by joining the BJP.
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'Lady Al Qaeda' sentenced to 15 years in prison
A woman dubbed "Lady Al Qaeda" for being the first female in Saudi Arabia who underwent trial for involvement in terrorist activists has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a court in the kingdom.
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Pak Woman Seema Haider's 1st Husband Hires Lawyer In India To Bring Children Back Home
The first husband of Seema Haider, a Pakistani woman who illegally crossed over to India with her four children in 2023 to be with her lover, has hired an Indian lawyer to help him get his underage kids back, a top rights activist said in Karachi on
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Pakistan Swears In Ayesha Malik As First Woman Supreme Court Judge
Pakistan swore in Ayesha Malik as its first female supreme court judge on Monday, a landmark occasion in a nation where activists say the law is often wielded against women.
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Poet Maya Angelo Becomes The First Black Woman To Be Featured On US Coin
Poet and activist Maya Angelou has become the first Black woman to appear on the US quarter, in a new version of the coin unveiled by the US Mint on Monday.
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Google Doodle Celebrates Poet And Women's Rights Activist Kamini Roy
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the 155th birth anniversary of the first woman to graduate with honors in the history of India, who went on to advocate for the rights of all women -- Kamini Roy. She was a Bengali poet, educator, and activist.
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Caught On Camera: Trinamool Leaders Attack Woman BJP Supporter Twice
The cameras had already been rolling when the appalling violence unfolded - not once but twice. A supporter of the BJP - a woman - is viciously kicked and thrown to the ground by Trinamool leaders and activists during a protest with startling impunity - first in the presence of cops and then in front of a TV news crew.
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Saudi Seeks Death Penalty For Woman Activist: Campaigners
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists, including, for the first time a woman, campaigners say.
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Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay: 5 Facts About India's First Woman To Run For Legislative Office
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, the firebrand social reformer, has been honoured with a Google Doodle on her 115th birth anniversary. From persuading Mahatma Gandhi to call upon women to march with him in the Indian Independence Movement to reinvigorating the culture of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay wore several hat...
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'Your Mustang Awaits': Ford's Sweet Surprise For Saudi Woman Activist
Ford has decided to present a Saudi Arabian activist with her dream car, after a landmark decree allowing women to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom's history.
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Playboy Features First Muslim Woman In Hijab
Playboy magazine, once famous for bunnies and soft porn, for the first time is featuring a Muslim woman wearing a hijab, in a spread that is drawing both praise and criticism.
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Mammootty's Super-Hit Film Kasaba Accused Of Insulting Woman
An Eid release, Kasaba, the Malayalam movie starring Kerala superstar Mammootty, has established itself as a hit, with ticket sales already hitting a reported 2.5 crores in the first day, which beats a record held by his own son, Dulquer Salmaan.
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Kiran Bedi: Policing, Activism and Now, Politics
India's first woman IPS officer, Magsaysay award Winner, Asian lawn tennis champion and activist, Kiran Bedi, 65, stepped into the political arena today by joining the BJP.
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'Lady Al Qaeda' sentenced to 15 years in prison
A woman dubbed "Lady Al Qaeda" for being the first female in Saudi Arabia who underwent trial for involvement in terrorist activists has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a court in the kingdom.
