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Latest in Tag: women
Therapy required for Shura Council
Shura Council Human Rights Committee blames women for being victims of sexual assault
6 April starts petition to sue prime minister
The youth movement gathers signatures of Beni Suef women in response to Qandil’s âoffensiveâ statements
NCW preparing a lawsuit against the government
Harassment is politically-driven and the government is responsible, says National Council for Women
Sexual harassment, the Ikhwan and castration
âSuddenly I found my pants down, a hand between my legs. I did not know how he unbuckled my belt without me feeling himâŠâ This is a typical statement beginning Egyptian womenâs tales of sexual harassment. They almost always focus on âthe beltâ the first time they tell their stories as if the belt was …
Egyptâs women will not back down
Women protesters say they will continue carrying out their national duties despite increasing reports of sexual harassment and rape during protests
Female genital mutilation: A bitter experience
On the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, the Daily News Egypt brings you the traumatic experience of Om Hossam and her daughter.
Egyptian women march to condemn stripped man incident
The women will proceed to the High Court of Justice chanting âEgyptian men should not be strippedâ
Coalition condemns violence against women
A coalition of organisations, parties and initiatives releases joint statement against sexual assault and rape
Tahrirâs Tattered Trophy
By Philip Whitfield How long would it take you to vent your spleen? Me? An hour a column if Iâm not distracted. This oneâs been stewing, nay boiling, for months. The headline should have been The Rape of Egypt, but I toned it down not to offend the squeamish. If you donât care to read …
Al-Dostour Party calls for protest
Political party is organizing a protest and march near Giza Square, calling for people to join
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.
NSF promises female representation if elections contested
Opposition bloc places womenâs issues on its agenda at meeting with female activists
The great male crisis
There has been a global war on women but in spite of it women are succeeding
Women of the Arab Spring, beyond objects and subjects
By Natana DeLong-Bas Boston, Massachusetts â The Arab Spring introduced us to the strength and determination of the many Arab women who took to the streets and the internet to call for change in their governments and societies. Gone were the stereotypes of oppression and passivity. In their place were voices and faces of hope, …
Womenâs groups troubled by draft elections law
Womenâs groups were hopeful that the elections law would guarantee greater representation for women
No Coptic or female quotas in new elections law
Parties must field single female candidate, no requirement for Coptic representation
Saudi clerics protest king’s move to empower women
Abdullah’s decrees marked a breakthrough in the conservative kingdom that imposes stringent restrictions on females, who are banned from driving and denied the right to travel without male consent.
Symbolic protest outside Shura Council
The National Front for Egyptâs Women holds protest outside Shura Council objecting to draft election law
Female under-representation in parliamentary elections criticised
As the draft electoral law is being discussed by the Shura Council, ESDP demands better female representation in parliamentary elections
Fighting for inclusion
A few weeks ago I was invited to a UNDP-sponsored forum on “women’s participation in post-revolutionary parliamentary elections.” Policy makers, legislators and opinion leaders from Egypt, Libya and Tunisia had gathered to share their experiences in legislative elections held following the mass uprisings in their countries and discuss ways of ensuring increased participation of women …
UAE prosecutors interrogating âwomenâs branchâ of plot to overthrow government
Women are being investigated by UAE prosecutors in connection with a plot to seize power in the Gulf state
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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 …
On turning 30
So I am turning the big âthree-ohâ in a couple of days. I have been itching to reach this age since I was 17 and just starting college. For me, it was the magical number, the age of finally knowing who I am. I was never keen on being a teenager. Childhood was a wonderful …
Women cut their hair in protest of new constitution
Small group of women claim constitution represses their rights
A business deal called marriage
When poverty and lack of awareness turns marriage to a business deal; this deal plagues some poor villages and urban areas in Egypt
Police clash with Delhi gang-rape protesters
The number of rape cases in New Delhi has risen 17 percent from 2011 to 661 this year
Women’s group rejects referendum
Demonstrators express disapproval of draft constitution and referendum in Giza
Sexual abuse within the family
Sexual abuse in Egypt is a great taboo but it is the victims who pay the price for societyâs intolerance
Women march on anniversary of violence
Womenâs rights still a central theme in national debate, a year after photo of protester stripped to blue bra shocked the world