Tag: women

Children’s rights coalition denounces state stance on FGM

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

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam

On the social stigma of divorce

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

Sarah El Masry Sarah El Masry

Running with women

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

Thoraia Abou Bakr Thoraia Abou Bakr

Rights groups address plight of Egyptian women

Violations on the rise, governmental representation not exceeding 6%, while trafficking persists

Fady Salah Fady Salah

New exhibition Intimacy is well worth visiting

New exhibition forms a connection between the viewer and paintings through various…

Thoraia Abou Bakr Thoraia Abou Bakr

New campaign to stop violence against female students

Fouada Watch launches new campaign to fight violence in schools and universities

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha

Rise in Afghan women jailed for ‘moral crimes’: rights group

Most of the 600 women in jail were victims of sexual assault…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Interior Ministry addresses sexual harassment

A new governmental department is established to fight violence against women in…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha

Dude looks like a lady

Recently, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of…

Thoraia Abou Bakr Thoraia Abou Bakr

Police ‘inactive’ in stopping sexual harassment during Sham El-Nessim

No help from the police in stopping harassment on the Nile Corniche…

Emily Crane Emily Crane