News stories by Randa El Ozeir

TORONTO, September 2 (IPS) - If European colonialism had never happened in Canada, matriarchy would still have been strong in Indigenous culture.

TORONTO / BEIRUT, Dec 17 (IPS) - Sixty-four days of unrelenting war machine by Israel against Lebanon put my entire beliefs and ethos to a painful test: my sincerity in promoting social justice, human rights, integrity, patriotism, spirituality and, philosophically speaking, universal human values of love, peace and non-violence.

TORONTO, Nov 25 (IPS) - Despite the 1,583 legislative measures in 193 countries around the world, violence against women has not been eradicated or even abated.

TORONTO and DHAKA, Aug 20 (IPS) - "I hope the outcome would be different. I hope the end result will not be the same", says Shireen Huq, women's rights and human rights activist and Founder of Naripokkho organization, to IPS about the many similarities with the Arab Spring.

TORONTO, Aug 16 (IPS) - Once upon a time, the Sheba (Seba'a) Kingdom (today's Yemen) had a prominent queen. Women, in the presence of men, were held in a higher position, literally.

BEIRUT & TORONTO, Jul 08 (IPS) - This summer is bringing an additional challenge to the public health front in Lebanon, along with higher-than-normal temperatures.