Category: News & Current Affairs
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Qatar 2022: The Three Hijabis confront Gender-based Violence In Sports
The Three Hijabis was formed after the viral success of a petition after the final game of the men’s 2020 Euros to ban racists from football. Since then, they have teamed up in coalition with EVAW (Ending Violence Against Women) and Level Up.
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Around the world in 5; Women This Week
In the ongoing series, Document Women highlights noteworthy news related to women and this week’s post covers November 14 to November 19.
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Remembering Salome Acheje Abuh
#KogiElection: Political thugs burned Engineer Musa Wada’s campaign leader, Acheju Abuh, alive in her home on November 16.
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Women Talk Reparations At COP27 Climate Conference In Egypt
At last year’s conference in Glasgow, women made up 37 per cent of country delegates and 26% of delegation leaders, according to a United Nations study.
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Anti-Hijab Protests: Iranian Security Forces Open Fire At Metro Station, Many Injured
Protesters at the metro station were seen burning their hijabs in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini, who was slain by the notorious Iranian moral police for improperly wearing a hijab.
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Instabul: US Set To Probe Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing
Abu Akleh had reported from the Middle East for more than 25 years. She was well-known as a veteran on-air correspondent for Al Jazeera’s Arabic-language channel.
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#2023 Grammys; Nicki Minaj is not pleased with the category changes
She said the song was reclassified as pop, so “newer artists might be given things that they really don’t deserve” in the rap genre.
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Mariah Carey’s ‘Queen of Christmas’ Trademark Application Denied
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Mariah Carey’s request to trademark the title “Queen of Christmas.”
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Mariah Carey’s ‘Queen of Christmas’ Trademark Application Denied
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Mariah Carey’s request to trademark the title “Queen of Christmas.”
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Document Women Selected for Google’s News Equity Fund 2023
“Today, we are excited to share that more than 450 news organizations across 52 countries have been selected as recipients of the News Equity Fund.”