Kohistan Shooting
National Post, Pakistani woman shot dead after alleged doctored photo of her with a man went viral, 30 Nov 2023 “Police said both photos seemed to have been photoshopped...
‘Morality police’ Iran Case
Patrick Wintour, Guardian, Hospitalisation of Iranian girl leads to claims against ‘morality police’, 3 Oct 2023. “The hospitalisation of a 16-year-old girl in Tehran has led to accusations by...
‘Spiritual Healing’ Investigation
This was first broadcast over a month ago, but I have only caught up with it on its broadcast repeat. It’s a must-see programme. Hanan Razek, BBC News, Investigating...
Iraqi YouTube star ‘honour killing’
Gem O’Reilly, BBC News, The Iraqi YouTube star killed by her father, 7 Sep 2023 “Tiba’s death sparked protests across Iraq about its laws regarding so-called “honour killings”, the...
Manal al-Sharif Profile
Manal al-Sharif is profiled here (with a specific online emphasis): Alice Vrajlal, Refinery 29, Manal al-Sharif Helped Legalise Women Driving In Saudi Arabia — But Her Activism Hasn’t Stopped...
Barbie-ban
Aimee Look and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN, Lebanon bans ‘Barbie’ movie for ‘promoting homosexuality’, 9 August 2023 “Authorities in Lebanon moved to ban the “Barbie” movie from cinemas on Wednesday, saying it...
‘We are Ayenda’
Morgan Meaker, Wired, WhatsApp Made a Movie About Afghan Women’s Soccer, 2 Aug 2023 “WhatsApp’s 30-minute film shows members of Afghanistan’s under-15 women’s soccer team exchanging panicked messages over...
Misogyny and Social Media
BBC News, The fury in Pakistan sparked by a misogynist minister, 2 August 2023 Social media elements to this story. “”Some years ago, there would not have been such...