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Ramallah- Nisaa FM - Areen Bahour S.B. '16 has joined the board of the MIT AAA as the Director of Campus Engagement. Areen grew up in Palestine and moved to the Boston area to pursue her degree in Chemical Engineering at MIT. Upon graduation, Areen transitioned to a career in tech in which she focuses on software implementation and professional...

Jerusalem - Nisaa FM - JERUSALEM, Saturday, December 17, 2022 (WAFA) - The Palestinian national kickboxing team player, Nora Abu Nab, won the gold medal in the weight category under 56 kg in the Asian Kickboxing Championships held in the Thai capital, Bangkok, after winning three consecutive matches against her competitors from Cambodia,...

Ramallah - Nisaa FM - On Wednesday, 14 December 2022, the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law was awarded to Palestinian Human Rights defender Mrs Sama Aweidah by the French Consul General in Jerusalem Mr René Troccaz and the German Representative Mr Oliver Owcza. Since 2016, the Franco-German Prize for Human...

Ramallah- Nisaa FM - Divorce rates in Egypt have risen to 25 divorces per 100 hundred marriages, announced the Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine el-Qabbaj in Parliament on 5 November. At a meeting with the House of Representatives’ Social Solidarity Committee, el-Qabbaj noted that these rates are highest among those aged 20 through...

Ramallah- Nisaa FM -   Laila Shawa was Born in Gaza; she has dedicated her life to convey the brutal realities of Palestinian lives under colonization while giving a voice to Arab women in the region. She is one of the most powerful Palestinian artists, thinkers, and leaders. Her art is not only coming from her deep inner struggle,...

Nisaa FM-AMMAN — Chairman of the board of commissioners of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) Musa Maaytah on Saturday said that his entity strives to ensure empowerment and equal opportunities for Jordanian women in political life. Musa’s remarks were made during the launch of the Women Empowerment Unit at the IEC in...

Ramallah - Nisaa FM -  As feminists, we should never tire of repeating that all people have the right to bread, but also to roses. One must add that those with the privilege of enjoying both have a duty to share them. So go ahead, start reading "Medfeminiswiya". There, you will find knowledge, beauty and long-awaited promises...

Lebanon - Nisaa FM - Mayyas, an all-female dance act from Lebanon, won the $1m prize and the chance to headline a Las Vegas show. A Lebanese alternative dance troupe has won the top prize on the popular American television show America’s Got Talent, becoming the first Arab participants to do so. Mayyas, an all-female dance act,...

Ramallah - Nisaa FM - Nour Brahimii is the first solo female traveller from Algeria to have a travel blog. Soon, she rose to become a symbol of empowerment and goodwill for the North African nation at the United Nations; and recently, a Goodwill Ambassador as well. An introvert by nature, Brahimii today spearheads multiple small businesses,...

New York – Nisaa FM - New York City (QNN)- Palestinian-Dutch supermodel Bella Hadid said her outspoken advocacy for Palestine has cost her career opportunities and even relationships. In an exclusive interview with Noor Tagouri’s Rep podcast on August 15, Hadid stated that she “had so many companies that stopped working...