From: NewsFeed
Senegal’s ‘School of Husbands’ teaches men about gender equality
Senegalese men ask all the questions they don’t dare bring up in public at a so-called ‘School of Husbands’.
![Women hold banners reading 'You are healthy children of patriarchy' and 'Femicide is a state murder, the state does not protect us' during a gathering for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Milan, Italy, on November 25, 2023 [Luca Bruno/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AP23354583740518-1764125496.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Worshippers listen to Imam Ibrahima Diane deliver his sermon at the Great Mosque of Nietty Mbar in Thiaroye, a suburb of Dakar. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
Merchants walk past the Great Mosque of Nietty Mbar. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
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Imam Ibrahima Diane, left, talks with El Hadj Malick, coordinator of the “school for husbands” programme at the Great Mosque of Nietty Mbar. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
The programme now operates in more than 20 schools throughout Senegal, and more than 300 men have been trained. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
A woman prays in the designated women's section at the Great Mosque of Nietty Mbar. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
Diane regularly delivers sermons during Friday prayers, in which he discusses issues around gender and reproductive health, from gender-based violence to combating stigma surrounding HIV. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
Men join the groups after being recruited based on trust, leadership and commitment. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
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Why a so-called ‘honor’ killing in Pakistan has sparked national outrage
A couple was killed in Balochistan over accusations of having an affair. A viral video forced Pakistan to respond.
Published On 30 Jul 2025
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Why a so-called ‘honor’ killing in Pakistan has sparked national outrage
A couple was killed in Balochistan over accusations of having an affair. A viral video forced Pakistan to respond.
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