The future for Egypt’s women is in legislations, experts say
Experts say much depends on how women are to be addressed in…
Sudan woman risks flogging to protest ‘Taliban’-like law
Amira Osman Hamed faces a possible whipping if convicted at a trial…
Egypt’s underground sisterhood
What the post-revolutionary Islamist and conservative onslaught against Egyptian women distorts is…
Constituent Assembly’s female representation shows poor quantity, good quality: women’s rights activists
Prominent columnist and journalist Farida El Shoubashy said that the number of…
Constituent Assembly make-up draws mixed reactions
Islamists decry lack of sufficient representation in amending constitution
Norwegian woman ‘nervous, tense’ as she risks UAE jail
Marte Dalelv, 24, said she remained hopeful that she would succeed in…
Rights group coalition calls for women’s representation in new constitution
The coalition released a joint statement calling on the president and government…
Moving forward to end violence against women
By Lakshmi Puri Last year, as rebels captured the main towns in…