Two Muslim women filled a lawsuit against the New York City because they were forced to remove their headscarves when posing for mugshots.

Vatican magazine denounced widespread exploitation of nuns for cheap or free labor in the service of male members of the Roman Catholic Church.

Pastor Andy Savage received standing ovations during the service because of confession he made about sexual assault that happened 20 years ago.

Tunisia’s president made a big step to ‘total, actual equality between men and women citizens in a progressive way’ by letting women choose spouses.

Lebanon repealed one of the longstanding laws that allow rapists to avoid criminal prosecution if they marry their victims. It was the latest in a string of countries in the region to reverse such provision under pressure from Arab women’s group. Women’s groups have agitated for years for the laws to be repealed, saying they further victimize survivors.