The Iranian government considers the celebration a Western cultural influence. BruneiCelebrating Valentine’s Day is seen as ...

The leader of Afghanistan’s governing radical Taliban has defended his policies, including banning female access to education ...

The Islamic Emirate, while governing Afghanistan, is also undergoing a journey of self-discovery. Afghan Taliban are unschooled in the art of governance and diplomacy; bedevilled with internal ...

Building on these insights, Dr. Fine and her team identified a critical gap in the field: there was no validated tool to assess adolescents’ perceptions of gender norms regarding mental health that ...

A process-based approach like ACT can bridge cultural gaps in psychology, making mental health care more inclusive, adaptable, and effective across diverse populations.

In Afghanistan, ACT’s alignment with cultural norms of acceptance and its use of metaphors and experiential exercises made it particularly effective for adolescent girls recovering from trauma.

A number of internationally agreed norms and standards relate to women’s economic empowerment ... Develop gender-sensitive multisectoral programmes and strategies to end social subordination of women ...