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Projects targeted to Egyptian women rose to 69% in 2018: World Bank
March 20, 2019
Projects targeted to Egyptian women rose to 69% in 2018: World Bank
A World Bank official announced on Tuesday that small projects targeting Egyptian women rose to 69 percent in 2018. Senior…
Defying threats, Afghan singer Aryana comes home for women
March 16, 2019
Defying threats, Afghan singer Aryana comes home for women
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Each time Aryana Sayeed, one of Afghanistan’s most famous singers, returns to the country of her…
Egypt’s top cleric calls polygamy ‘injustice,’ draws debate
March 11, 2019
Egypt’s top cleric calls polygamy ‘injustice,’ draws debate
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top Muslim cleric has stirred up controversy after saying that polygamy is an “injustice” for women,…
Egypt’s birth rate 2.6 percent in 2018: Minister
March 10, 2019
Egypt’s birth rate 2.6 percent in 2018: Minister
Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali stated on Sunday that rising birth rates increased Egypt’s population growth rate to 2.65…
Iceland ranks first among best countries for women: Report
March 9, 2019
Iceland ranks first among best countries for women: Report
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index 2018 revealed that Iceland had the smallest gender gap in the…
Sisi implores government to focus aid towards neediest people
March 5, 2019
Sisi implores government to focus aid towards neediest people
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged the government on Monday to focus its strategies on helping the neediest people and…
Egypt ranks first globally in FGM medicalization
March 4, 2019
Egypt ranks first globally in FGM medicalization
Amr Hassan, the rapporteur of the National Population Council, stated that Egypt ranks first globally in the medicalization of Female…
Global higher education forum to be held in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital
March 3, 2019
Global higher education forum to be held in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital
The Higher Education Ministry has chosen the New Administrative Capital as headquarters of the Global Forum for Higher Education and…
Japan to recognize indigenous Ainu people for first time
February 15, 2019
Japan to recognize indigenous Ainu people for first time
Japan’s government introduced a bill Friday to recognize the country’s ethnic Ainu minority as an “indigenous” people for the first…
Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution
February 12, 2019
Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Like many other Iranian-Americans, Minoo Sharifan came to the United States from Iran in the 1970s…