Ramallah - Nisaa FM - Fawzya Alshami is a Palestinian journalist based in the Gaza Strip where she works at the Women’s Affairs Center, a knowledge and information center dedicated to women that plays a leading role in empowering women and advocating for their rights and achieving equality in the Palestinian sustainable development...

Cairo - Nisaa FM - Feryal Abdelaziz made history by becoming the first Egyptian woman ever to win an Olympic gold medal on Saturday, when she defeated the world champion from Azerbaijan in the women’s karate "kumite" +61kg category. Abdelaziz won 2-0 in the final against Irina Zaretska, becoming the first Egyptian woman...

Paris, France, Nisaa FM – The Generation Equality Forum Paris concluded today with the announcement of bold gender equality commitments and launch of a global 5-year action journey to accelerate gender equality by 2026. The Forum’s bold, action-oriented agenda will be under-written by nearly USD 40 billion of confirmed investments...

New York (QNN)- Nisaa FM- Filastine Srour has made history today becoming the first Palestinian woman to be promoted to a Captain in the NYC police department. NYC police department announced that Srour (38 years old) has been promoted to be the first woman of Arab descent to reach one of the highest ranks. Srour, born in the Bronx...

Cairo - Nisaa FM -  The United Nations Population Fund Arab States Regional Office (UNFPA ASRO), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Planned Parenthood Federation Arab World Region (IPPF AWR) to work towards ending preventable maternal deaths and unmet needs for family planning by meeting the sexual...

Ramallah - Nisaa FM - As the Tokyo 2020 Olympics kick-off on 23 July 2021, almost 49 per cent of participating athletes will be women, making it the most gender-balanced Games in history. All 206 National Olympic Committees also have at least one female and one male athlete representative. This marks a landmark for gender balance in...

Ramallah - Nisaa FM - Miatta Darwolor is the Founder and Executive Director of Sister Aid Liberia, a women-led non-governmental organization that promotes young women and girls’ rights in political participation and leadership; works to prevent violence against women and girls; and advocates for women-friendly policies and laws. I...

Ramallah-Nisaa FM- Jafra Nasser, 28, lives with her daughter Leen and son Omar, three and two years old respectively, in the town of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza. She has a degree in nursing and works at the Ministry of Health. Unable to find a job in the Strip, her husband, a doctor, left for Germany three years ago and has been receiving...

Ramallah-Nisaa FM -  Now that the bombs fell silent in Gaza, another round of reconstruction is set to start, spurred by international donors and development actors. To build anew, the war rubble and debris needs to be cleared. While ostensibly gender-blind, rubble removal is the first step towards sustainable development, which can...