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Photos: Egypt’s women-only village where men and marriage are not welcome
Egypt

Photos: Egypt’s women-only village where men and marriage are not welcome

If you travel 120 km from Upper Egypt’s ancient city of Aswan, you will reach the ‘Egyptian Ladies Village’, commonly…
Child marriage: 11-y-o engaged to 12-y-o in Kafr al-Sheikh
Life & Style

Child marriage: 11-y-o engaged to 12-y-o in Kafr al-Sheikh

A 12-year-old girl became engaged on Wednesday to an 11-year-old boy, as photos circulated on Facebook of their engagement ceremony,…
Marriage celebrants spokesman wants to lower girls’ marital age to 16
Society

Marriage celebrants spokesman wants to lower girls’ marital age to 16

The spokesman for Marriage Celebrants Egypt, Mahmoud Bahi al-Din, called for lowering girls’ marital age for 16, while keeping men’s…
‘Get an American Divorce’: Campaign calls for publicity of all ‘Khulaa’ divorces
Life & Style

‘Get an American Divorce’: Campaign calls for publicity of all ‘Khulaa’ divorces

  Marva Khallaf, the campaign speaker for ‘Tamarod’ – a grassroots Egyptian movement – started a hashtag ‘Italaqi Americani’ (Ger…
German authorities target Islamist women’s network
World

German authorities target Islamist women’s network

Germany’s domestic security agency has identified a terror network made up of Islamist women. Female extremists are becoming increasingly common,…
Young police officer commits suicide in Monufiya
Egypt

Young police officer commits suicide in Monufiya

A 24-year-old Central Security Forces police officer, identified as Bassam G., committed suicide on Tuesday in Monufiya by shooting himself…
National Women Council to launch workshops to fight high divorce rate
Life & Style

National Women Council to launch workshops to fight high divorce rate

Marriage isn’t an easy road that you just skirt through. It could start like a perfect love story, with doves…
Could ‘procreation licenses’ halt Egypt’s burgeoning population?
Features/Interviews

Could ‘procreation licenses’ halt Egypt’s burgeoning population?

A non-governmental organization based in Upper Egypt’s governorate of Minya recently drafted a suggested law in an attempt to control the…
The barber and the smith: Egyptian woman on trial for 2 secret marriages
Egypt

The barber and the smith: Egyptian woman on trial for 2 secret marriages

An Egyptian woman who was married to three men at once over a period of five years, in violation of…
Head of Egypt’s NCWR calls on Parliament to ratifies 21 as legal age of girls’ marriage
Egypt

Head of Egypt’s NCWR calls on Parliament to ratifies 21 as legal age of girls’ marriage

The Head of Egypt’s National Council of Women’s Rights [NCWR] Maya Morsi called on the parliament on Monday to set…
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