Search Results for Tag: Libya
Africa must tackle birth control ‘taboo’
African countries must cut their booming birth rate and provide secure jobs for young people or risk a rise in conflict and militant groups, Sudanese billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim warned on Monday (29/10).
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Female Artist in Libya – How art paints the way in the country
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Takwa Barnosa (left) – with Namibian entrepreneur Zodidi Jewel Gaseb – discusses her work
Two years ago, the 19-year-old Libyan artist Takwa Barnosa founded an art foundation in her traumatized homeland. She explains to DW what she seeks to achieve with it.
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Women in the news
During World War II, hundreds of thousands of Asian women were forced into sex slavery for Japanese troops. Conservative groups argue that this accusation is false. A Berlin university has opened courses for women and the Afghan president seems to be willing to change a law which was described as a setback to women’s rights. Read on for women’s news that made it to the headlines.
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