Azadeh Navai’s short film follows a rebellious girl who asks questions about when and why she needs to wear a hijab.

Welcome to our latest Cape Cod and Islands High School Girls Basketball Players of the Week Poll. High school sports fans can ...

Jacques Demy's ‘The Young Girls of Rochefort’ starring Gene Kelly is a timeless musical that’s inspired many films.

Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will "represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied their rights” when the ...

Mariam dreams of returning to education amid insecurity and mass kidnappings. UNICEF reports 18.3 million out-of-school ...

American Stage's 'This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing' is a modern fairy tale, running through Feb. 9.

Nigeria's authorities have officially declared the Lakurawa armed group - which flogs people for listening to music - a ...

Apart from the looming threat of sexual exploitation, the lack of healthcare facilities and basic amenities, such as sanitary ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian soldiers killed 79 militants and suspected kidnappers over the past week, the army said Friday ...

Several persons including a mother and her child have been killed after a vehicle ran into an improvised explosive device ...