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Meet the first Egyptian female referee for men’s football matches
Health & Fitness

Meet the first Egyptian female referee for men’s football matches

The Egyptian Football Association’s referee committee recently accredited Egyptian Mona Attallah as the first female referee for men’s football in…
Sisi honors 42 Egyptian women on Mother’s Day
Egypt

Sisi honors 42 Egyptian women on Mother’s Day

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi honored on Wednesday 42 women as ‘Mothers of the Year’ to mark Mother’s Day in Egypt,…
UN probe accuses Syrian troops of ‘systematic’ rape
Middle East

UN probe accuses Syrian troops of ‘systematic’ rape

Syrian troops and government-linked militia have systematically used rape and sexual violence against civilians, atrocities that amount to crimes against…
Divorce lawsuits climb as men mock their wives’ body shape
Society

Divorce lawsuits climb as men mock their wives’ body shape

At least 52 percent of Egyptian women who file for divorce through a ‘Khulaa’ lawsuit – an Islamic procedure in…
Museum displays parity of women in ancient Egypt
Egypt

Museum displays parity of women in ancient Egypt

Like many a bumbling tourist, this traveler was perplexed by the unexpected. People dressed differently, ate differently, wrote differently, did…
Social Projects help families that have children with chronic health issues
Health & Fitness

Social Projects help families that have children with chronic health issues

By Lia Rizzo, in collaboration with Pamela Malva The story behind the project Saúde Criança (Child Health in Portuguese) took…
IWD: Egyptian female politicians: between potential presidential candidates and real ministers
Features/Interviews

IWD: Egyptian female politicians: between potential presidential candidates and real ministers

On an annual basis, countries around the world celebrate International Women’s Day in March, but in Egypt, the government decided…
Project We Forgot: Taking Care of Young Caregivers
Society

Project We Forgot: Taking Care of Young Caregivers

By Charmaine Ng for The Straits Times After her father was diagnosed with early onset dementia at age 54, Melissa…
Lest we forget: The elusive search for a drug against memory loss
Health & Fitness

Lest we forget: The elusive search for a drug against memory loss

Franziska Kohler, Tages-Anzeiger, AC Immune, Zurich, Switzerland There is a long story and a short story to be told about…
Cherie Blair, Founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, talks Business
Business

Cherie Blair, Founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, talks Business

1) Which three words would you use to describe female social entrepreneurship today? Powerful Purposeful Multiplying 2) Going back to…
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