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Fashion’s Glass Runway: Women Designers Missing from Top Roles in SS26

This is Beirut, 17/10 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In fashion at the moment, as seen on catwalks: frills, corsets, big shoulder pads, and "naked dresses". Out of fashion: employing women as chief designers. In the most recent Spring-Summer 2026 womenswear Fashion Weeks in Paris and Milan, the effects of a huge reshuffle at the top of the European luxury clothing industry were plain to see. From ...

Eiffel Tower Pays Tribute to Forgotten Women of Science

This is Beirut, 06/09 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gustave Eiffel, who designed France's world-famous monument, had the names of 72 scholars inscribed on the base of the tower in golden letters. All of them men. More than 130 years later, Paris authorities are seeking to right a historic wrong by adding the names of 72 illustrious women. "The aim is to highlight the historical contribution of ...

‘In Women’s Words:’ The Unheard Voices of Iranian Art

Marie-Christine Tayah, 13/08 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In the hushed galleries of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA), colors, forms and textures speak with a force that eclipses any speech or manifesto. The exhibition In Women’s Words is more than an artistic retrospective – it is a collective voice that defies decades of silence, bringing to light stories that could not always be ...

China’s Gen Z Women Embrace Centuries-Old Script

This is Beirut, 11/08 14:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At a studio in central China's Hunan province, a teacher grips an ink brush, gently writing characters of a secret script created by women centuries ago and now being embraced by a new generation. Nushu, meaning "women's script", emerged around 400 years ago. Barred from attending school, the women secretly learned Chinese ...

These Women Who Changed the World with Their Inventions

Bélinda Ibrahim, 29/07 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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When we talk about major inventions, the names that come to mind are usually men’s. But history is full of pioneering women whose ideas quietly changed our lives, often without the credit they deserved. They created everyday objects that brought real shifts in technology, society, and science. Some were scientists, others tinkerers, engineers, ...

Defending Champions England Beat Spain on Penalties to Win Women's Euro 2025

This is Beirut, 28/07 13:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Chloe Kelly converted the decisive kick as England beat Spain 3-1 on penalties to win the Women's Euro 2025 after Sunday's final had finished 1-1 at the end of extra time, allowing the Lionesses to avenge their defeat in the World Cup final of two years ago and retain their continental crown. It looked as though Spain would repeat their victory ...

Unseen and Unspoken: The Enigma of Pregnancy Denial

David Sahyoun, 24/07 22:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Some births occur without anticipation, as if the child arrived out of time. Pregnancy denial is neither deception nor performance. It is a psychic reality that takes shape without words, a pregnancy the body conceals and the mind excludes. This clinical enigma raises profound questions about motherhood, the female body, generational transmission ...

Pregnancy Denial: Society’s Blind Spot on Invisible Motherhood

Bélinda Ibrahim, 24/07 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In the popular imagination, pregnancy is visible, joyful, and shared. A growing belly, ultrasound photos, the first baby clothes. It is something openly embraced, often proudly displayed. So how is it possible that a woman could carry a child to term without knowing it? And even more unsettling, that no one around her - not her family, friends, or ...

Late Pregnancy: The Unseen Joy and Unspoken Anxiety

Bélinda Ibrahim, 24/07 22:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For many women, becoming pregnant at 36, 39 or 42 is rarely accidental. Pregnancy after 35 often comes after careful consideration: a settled career, a stable relationship or a chosen solitude. This journey can be marked by challenges such as miscarriages, IVF, loss and sacrifice. Late motherhood is often seen as a privilege, almost a miracle, ...

Motherhood at 40: Stories of a Late and Clear-Headed Joy

Bélinda Ibrahim, 24/07 22:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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“I was afraid it might be too late. In fact, it was just the right time.” At 42, Lamia became the mother of a baby girl conceived naturally, after a breakup, a move and many sacrifices. Her story echoes that of many women today: motherhood after 40 is no longer an exception. In France, more than 20,000 babies are born each year to mothers in ...

Invisible but Unbroken: Women Fighting Iran’s Repression

Soumia Benmerzoug, 23/07 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Repression of women in Iran is not new. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, their freedoms have been tightly controlled by an institutionalized patriarchal system that monitors every aspect of their lives, such as education, work, movement and expression. The veil, often internationally seen as the symbol of this oppression, is only the most ...

England Face Dark Horses Italy With Sights Set on Women's Euro Final

This is Beirut, 21/07 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Having come back from the brink of elimination against Sweden in the last eight, England will hope to live up to their billing as favorites when they face Italy in the semi-finals of Women's Euro 2025 on Tuesday. The holders are tantalizingly close to another major tournament final, with a showdown next Sunday against either Germany or world ...

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