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Latest in Tag: women
In Pictures: Women protest against ministerâs remarks
Minister of Information causes controversy in Cairo
The multi-talented Pakinam El Sharkawy
On 21 April, the internet exploded when an âuntrueâ (as far as we know) piece of news was revealed. It was that President Mohamed Morsiâs aide, Pakinam El Sharkawy, would be assigned to the post of vice-president of our glorious (ahem) nation. Instead of it being a joyous event over the possible rise of women …
Rights groups seek to halt school violations
A group of human rights organisations seeks to protect female students amid an alleged rise in school abuse
Morsi discusses state of the country
President Mohamed Morsi touches on a number of issues facing the country in a lengthy interview on Al-Jazeera
State Department assesses Egyptian human rights in 2012
The United States State Department highlighted a number of growing human rights concerns in Egypt in its annual report
The story of Om Hamada
Like every day, she wakes up at the break of dawn. Sending her children off to school, she heads off to her new job in the city of Zagazig, the capital of Sharqeya governorate.
Egyptian movie Till When at the Gulf Film Festival
Egyptian silent film on the struggle of women competes in Short Film festival
Resolution 1325 and the Need to Empower Malian Women
By: The Honourable Mobina Jaffer A Brief Overview the Situation in Mali Since the beginning of January 2012, an insurgent group has been fighting with the Mali government for the independence of northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. This group, formally known as National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and also referred …
Presidency holds workshop on womenâs rights
Workshop is part of an initiative launched by Morsi to improve the status of women in Egypt
National Council for Women fights sexual harassment
New law proposed to the cabinet includes imprisonment and fines for harassers
Fouda Watch criticises Morsi and state institutions
The womenâs rights group issued their monthly report, condemning women rightsâ violations in Egypt
Development centre condemns subversion of womenâs rights
The Cairo Centre for Development and Human Rights urges people in power to stop using womenâs rights as a pretext for political gain
Shura reverses placement of women at top of party lists
Each party will only be required to run a female candidate, without any provisions regarding her placement on the list
Morsiâs initiative for women discusses sexual harassment
National Centre for Social and Criminal Research holds first discussion on Morsiâs initiative for women
HarassMap issues its annual report
A poignant short story, part of the event, describes the reality of many women in Egypt
HarassMap: More than half of sexual harassment takes the form of groping
The anti-sexual harassment initiativeâs statistics come from its recently released annual report
Gamal Eid: Syrian women’s marriage to Egyptian men is human trafficking
The NCW condemns Egyptian men’s abuse of female Syrian refugees through marrying them
The coverage of violence against women
Egyptian women experience various forms of discrimination in public and private life. One of the biggest results of discrimination is violence. Although the media condemns violence and raises awareness about its enormity in some outlets, it has been accused of accidently perpetuating violence as well. Daily News Egypt investigates how violence against Egyptian women is covered in both printed and televised media.
Brotherhoodâs attack on women bodes ill
By Hussein Ibish No more illusions. No further evasions. Tolerate not a single additional apologetic explanation. Admit no further concessions to a false moral and cultural relativism. The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has now fully exposed itself as what many of us have been trying to explain it is: paranoid, chauvinistic, reactionary, retrograde, and, above all, …
Thatâs not your mother, itâs a MAN, baby!
(Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, in case youâre wondering about the title.) In our patriarchal, unfortunately chauvinistic, society, many of the words or phrases used to denote positive qualities have a distinctly male flavour: gadaâ or dakkar, for example. The brilliant Cairokee, right at the end of their song Matloob Zaâeem (Wanted: A leader), …
Morsi announces initiative to support womenâs rights
Aims to expand the role of Egyptâs women through workshops
Study: 85% of women do not feel a political party represents them
A recent study by a market research company says 43% of women feel the situation has become worse since the 2011 Revolution
ECESR releases report on Mansoura clashes
Report: One dead and 127 detained after clashes between protesters, police and Muslim Brotherhood members
In Egypt, it helps to have the ârightâ parents
By Farah Halime, Rebel Economy Circumstances beyond our control, including our parentsâ job titles, have become more important in deciding the fate of young Egyptians in the job market, World Bank data shows. The type of job a young person ends up with is heavily influenced by the occupations of their parents, underscoring the inequality …
Samira Ibrahim and the plaque of courage
Samira Ibrahim is a young Egyptian woman, fed up with Hosni Mubarak and his regime; fed up with  the life she hopes for and knows she will never get in a country infested by corruption and favouritism; fed up with  an education she earned and is unlikely to use. She probably knew as little politics …
US Government supports Egyptian businesswomen
American government-sponsored programme helps launch 46 start-up businesses in Egypt, 18 of which are owned by female entrepreneurs
Silence of Tunes: painting womenâs movements
Hend El Falaflyâs Silence of Tunes is on display at Safar Khan Gallery in Zamalek
Tahrir Bodyguard: Safeguarding female protesters
The group has been actively ensuring womenâs safety in protests.
A slur on my womanhood
Cairo cabbie informs Adel Heine she is not a woman
Female directors celebrated at the Netherlands- Flemish Institute
The collection of films included a range of genres; from personal chronicles to fictional stories and novelistic documentaries