Tag: women

Rights group coalition calls for women’s representation in new constitution

The coalition released a joint statement calling on the president and government…

Hend Kortam

Moving forward to end violence against women

By Lakshmi Puri Last year, as rebels captured the main towns in…

Daily News Egypt

Group: At least 17 new cases of sexual assault reported on Monday

Operation Anti Sexual Harassment holds presidency and government responsible for sexual attacks;…

Rana Muhammad Taha

Dozens of sexual assaults reported in Tahrir

Unprecedented number of sexual assault cases reported amid 30 June’s mass protests

Rana Muhammad Taha

Anti-Harassment groups gear up for 30 June protests

Five cases of harassment on Friday, one of them a foreign correspondent

Nouran El-Behairy

Rights group urges women to defend themselves on 30 June

Women are urged to use industrial needles for self defence if harassed

Hend Kortam

Children’s rights coalition denounces state stance on FGM

The Egyptian Coalition for Children’s Rights described the practice as a crime…

Hend Kortam

On the social stigma of divorce

The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued a report…

Sarah El Masry

Running with women

Being a feminist almost always involves criticism of male thinking or male…

Thoraia Abou Bakr