Radio Dange Nwe, founded and run by women in Halabja in northern Iraq, has literally been making waves in recent years. The program fights conservative ideas and helps refugee women discuss and solve their problems.

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It’s just a dress. But its iconic absence of color have made it fashionable and versatile for 90 years. Here’s our tribute to the little black dress, whether elegant, provocative, long, short, narrow or wide.

 

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Being a plumber is still usually a “man’s job” across the world. But in Jordan, one woman is breaking that mold. And that in a country where only a tiny fraction of women go out to work at all.

 

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Mr. Albinism Kenya: ‘Finally we achieved something.’ Kenya has just crowned its first ever Mr. and Miss Albinism. In a region where people living with albinism live in fear of ritual killings, the beauty pageant offered a rare chance for them to show their talents.

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French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier developed so-called “enzyme scissors” for altering DNA quickly, simply, and precisely. The discovery has signaled the start of a new era in genetic Engineering.

 

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At her press conference as CDU chairperson after the elections in Berlin, Merkel came across as unusually self-critical, but also decisive. This is sign enough that she wants another term, writes DW’s Christoph Strack.

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Nearly every woman in Somaliland was subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as a child. Usually, a razor blade was applied to them without an anesthetic. Campaigners want the practice stopped.

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