Latest in Tag: harassment Highlight
Latest in Tag: harassment
In Pictures: Women protest against ministerâs remarks
Minister of Information causes controversy in Cairo
Womenâs movements protest against âHarassmentâ minister
Shoft Taharosh womenâs coalition to protest at Maspero, will demand Minister of Information be punished and dismissed
Students and activists protest violence against students
Protesters reject violence against students, call for dismissal of education minister
HarassMap issues its annual report
A poignant short story, part of the event, describes the reality of many women in Egypt
Facial hair and a weapon
A beard and a police uniform! Religious righteousness will have authority and weapons from now on
Quo vadis, baby?
When I was but a wee lad, I spent my summers in Alexandria, and most of that time at the Alexandria Sporting Club (womenâs and menâs basketball champions of Egypt, incidentally). Back then I was active and physically fit; nowadays, my only form of exercise is trying to catch the cats as they dart out …
Tahrir Bodyguard: Safeguarding female protesters
The group has been actively ensuring womenâs safety in protests.
Abu Islam arrest ordered
Prosecution orders Islamist preacher to be detained for contempt of Christianity
Review: Op-Eds criticise sexual harassment and nepotism
Writers in Egyptian newspapers explored the expanding phenomenon of sexual harassment, which has recently reached the largest Sunni academic institution, Al-Azhar University. Some also debated the recent appointment of Mohamed Morsiâs son to the Ministry of Civil Aviation despite gaining his degree from the faculty of commerce. Sexual harassment in Al-Azhar University  Moustafa Al-Naggar …
Where corruption thrives: Public universities in Egypt
Public universities in Egypt are institutions with multi-layered corruption from sexual harassment to nepotism. The Daily News Egypt was intrigued by a recent corruption case in Ain Shams University to look into the different forms of corruption directed at students at public universities. Students recount their experiences with corruption and what they think the solutions are.
Therapy required for Shura Council
Shura Council Human Rights Committee blames women for being victims of sexual assault
The Horror
For the past week I have been avoiding, ducking and evading the black hole of negativity that has seemingly sucked everyone in. It wasnât an easy task especially because for everyone I spoke to, the news of whatâs been happening in the country, from mass sexual assaults and terrorism to police torture of street children, …
NCW preparing a lawsuit against the government
Harassment is politically-driven and the government is responsible, says National Council for Women
International marches to support Egyptian women on 12 February
Twenty-two countries will protest against sexual harassment of female protesters
Six pieces, looking for an author
Far from violence, clashes and clouds of tear gas, from press releases and accusations, we are called to escape the chaos of our country and pick up the scattered pieces that once formed a picture of Egypt. This picture, as it currently exists under the Muslim Brotherhood, is in the process of being created, but …
Calm the public?
Every day we look for victims, their families, and their lawyers
19 Sexual Harassment cases in Tahrir, Sky News reporter assaulted in Alexandria
An Egyptian woman less than 20 years old was sexually assaulted on Friday night amidst demonstrations in and around Tahrir. The assault caused cuts on the girlâs genitals.
Demo against hospital rape case
Anti-Harassment groups will demonstrate outside diabetes institute where a man raped six women while they were under anaesthetic
Itâs the harasser whoâs responsible for harassment in Islamic Law
By Musa Furber “Oppressing women and justifying it using Shariâa is more offensive to our Prophet than a cheap film.” Al-Habib âAli al-Jifri Fear of sexual harassment is a fact of life for women in Egypt. Many have posited that women themselves should bear responsibility for such harassment, with even seemingly religious arguments being deployed …
Struggling to end violence against women
NCW commemorates International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Review: Columnists debate political Islam, religious speech and harassment
The expanding phenomenon of sexual harassment attracts the attention a one columnist this week, who cites the large number of police reports against harassers between 10 and 15 years old. Other op-eds explored the rigid religious speech of the imam who preached to Morsy in Assiut on Friday. Back to Al-Ghannouchi of Tunisia and …
The floods of Cairo
The US may have captured the market on submergence this week, but I would have you know that Egypt can inundate with the best of them. From the ancient times, where the yearly rise of the Nile waters spelled either wealth or disaster, up to the present day, Cairo is regularly swamped by different currents. …
Off with their heads!
A video of Egyptian self-proclaimed cleric Sheikh Saad Arafat went viral on Monday, showing one of his religious âlessonsâ on Al-Rahma channel, a self-described Islamic channel. In the video he deals with sexual harassment as follows, âeven if you [the woman] are face-veiled, you are the reason for harassment for going out of your house …
Mob assaults French reporter in Egypt’s Tahrir Square
The attack lasted several minutes before a male colleague managed to pull her out
Women’s rights activists sexually harassed
âBehave yourself,â Lofty scolded the man. âWeâre still in the morning.â
Anti-harassment campaigns’ busy week
Minister of Interior takes measures to fight harassment
The underground world of the Metro
A tour inside the Metro stations of Egypt
Rights’ groups demand “virginity tests” case reopened
Claimants resort to African Commission after military courts deny tests occurred
Review: columnists debate Egypt Air strikes, sexual harassment and liberals’ unity
Opinion writers in different Egyptian newspapers have discussed an assortment of topics. Some of them have tapped upon the deceptive commonly used statement âthe revolution has been stolen,â claiming that some political forces merely use the statement to cover up for their division and disorganisation. Some other commentators have written about the recent strikes in …
Journalists in Ukraine protest media crackdown
Protesters disrupt Ukrainian presidentâs speech on press freedom