Tag: women

19 Sexual Harassment cases in Tahrir, Sky News reporter assaulted in Alexandria

An Egyptian woman less than 20 years old was sexually assaulted on…

Salma Hegab Salma Hegab

NSF promises female representation if elections contested

Opposition bloc places women’s issues on its agenda at meeting with female…

Salma Hegab Salma Hegab

The great male crisis

There has been a global war on women but in spite of…

Mahmoud Salem Mahmoud Salem

Women of the Arab Spring, beyond objects and subjects

By Natana DeLong-Bas Boston, Massachusetts – The Arab Spring introduced us to…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Women’s groups troubled by draft elections law

Women’s groups were hopeful that the elections law would guarantee greater representation…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam

No Coptic or female quotas in new elections law

Parties must field single female candidate, no requirement for Coptic representation

Ahmed Aboulenein Ahmed Aboulenein

Saudi clerics protest king’s move to empower women

Abdullah's decrees marked a breakthrough in the conservative kingdom that imposes stringent…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Symbolic protest outside Shura Council

The National Front for Egypt’s Women holds protest outside Shura Council objecting…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam

Female under-representation in parliamentary elections criticised

As the draft electoral law is being discussed by the Shura Council,…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam

Fighting for inclusion

A few weeks ago I was invited to a UNDP-sponsored forum on…

Shahira Amin Shahira Amin