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France’s Cesar Academy promises reform after mass resignation over women rights
“To honour those men and women who made cinema happen in 2019, to find calm and ensure that the festival of film remains just that, a festival, the board… has unanimously decided to resign,” the academy said in a statement.
Society is embracing ideas of hardliners: Amna Nosseir
I support Al-Sisi in the coming election for his accomplishments and I told him he needs better aides
National Council for Women presents 2030 Egyptian Women Empowerment Strategy in UNOG
The NCW discussed means of evaluation for the strategy’s implementation
Egypt, Japan collaborate together to improve gender inequality issues
A joint forum between Egypt and Japan discussed their partnership for advancement of women’s political, economic growth
NGO addresses low levels of female political participation
The report called on media and political parties to raise awareness about the role of women
UN Women, EU Commission launch ‘Khadija’ network for women’s economic empowerment
“We want Arab governments to specify 25% quota for women’s businesses,” says UN Regional Director
Sidewalk Stories: Putting forth new aspects in sexual harassment discourse
The initiative launched a month-long photo exhibition featuring sexual harassment stories of young women
‘I Saw Harassment’ encourages women to enjoy Eid celebrations outdoors
Rights group says it will confront sexual harassment and help women feel secure
“BuSSy” seeks safe space
Crowd funding ongoing for space as group can no longer provide “safe and judgement-free environment” they promise, says project manager
Secrets and the Ladies’ Factory shed light on harassment
The main idea was to eliminate stereotypes by getting the stories out in the public, whilst helping the women involved acquire a better understanding of harassment.
Egyptian girls fight taboos through music
“We did not only tell our stories, we also shared our friends’ stories, whether females or males,” says one participant
Zawya discusses impact of Turkish soap operas on Arab women
The film links parts of the former Ottoman country in an attempt to shed light on the deep relationship of love between women and Turkish soap operas
Cairo anti-sexual harassment initiative traces group assault case during Sham El-Nessim
“Guys place bets on whoever harasses women most,” says founder of ‘I Saw Harassment’
Foreign ministry reviews Egypt’s human rights
The statement tackled the subjects of children, women and inmates rights
Egypt’s International Women’s Day usually celebrated in marches demanding rights
2015’s new demands add up to old unachieved ones
Health ministry launches medical protocol for victims of gender-based violence
One in three women around the world has reported an experience of violence, 38% of all murder crimes against women were by their partners
Parties and civil society organisations decry marginalisation of women in country’s transition
Statement calls on committee tasked with amending election legislation to hold dialogue with women rights groups
Tribal elders in India order gang-rape of woman: police
A 20-year-old village woman was gang-raped on orders from tribal elders who objected to her relationship with a man
Saudi warns women against defying driving ban
Activists have called on social networks for Saudi women to go behind the wheel on Saturday, in a campaign in the world’s only country that bans women from driving
The dirty word
By Nesreen Salem On behalf of the Egyptian Women’s Union, I flew to Sweden to give a speech about Egyptian women’s plight in Egypt after the “spring”. I was a keynote speaker on a panel in the very heart of Swedish parliament. My audience included representatives from every political party in Sweden as well as …
MB accuses rights organisations of ignoring violations against Islamist women
Statement released by the Muslim Brotherhood claims human rights organisations have “falsified information” and helped to press charges against women
Egypt’s underground sisterhood
What the post-revolutionary Islamist and conservative onslaught against Egyptian women distorts is the growing strength of Egypt’s feminist counter-culture and grassroots female emancipation. Surveying Egypt’s political landscape, you might be excused for thinking that women are a minority. Only five members of the Committee of 50 tasked with revising the constitution are women. Unsurprisingly, this …
Tunisia topless protester faces new charges
Amina Sboui, better known by her pseudonym Tyler, will be charged under the “criminal conspiracy” section of the penal code
Rights groups address plight of Egyptian women
Violations on the rise, governmental representation not exceeding 6%, while trafficking persists
Fouda Watch criticises Morsi and state institutions
The women’s rights group issued their monthly report, condemning women rights’ violations in Egypt
‘What do women have to do with politics?’
Maybe it is necessary for us to have a culture revolution. Maybe the women of this country should revolt. Maybe it is time for us to rise up to meet our oppressors.
How un-Islamic it is to blame the victim
No-one should trivialise such crimes against Egyptian women, as doing so is wrong, unethical, and immoral
Daily News Egypt picks 10 In-Focus features
Ten of our best features in 2012
Off with their heads!
A video of Egyptian self-proclaimed cleric Sheikh Saad Arafat went viral on Monday, showing one of his religious “lessons” on Al-Rahma channel, a self-described Islamic channel. In the video he deals with sexual harassment as follows, “even if you [the woman] are face-veiled, you are the reason for harassment for going out of your house …
Saudi Police denies Egyptian woman was raped
Husband says his wife possessed by jinn.