women
Female protesters detained in Abbasseya clashes deny facing ‘virginity tests’
Egypt
May 13, 2012
Female protesters detained in Abbasseya clashes deny facing ‘virginity tests’
Several female protesters who were detained following the clashes in Abbasseya earlier this month denied being subjected to so-called virginity…
Afghani women’s rights champion sets sights on presidency in a man’s land
World
May 7, 2012
Afghani women’s rights champion sets sights on presidency in a man’s land
Leading Afghan women's rights champion, author, lawmaker and presidential hopeful Fawzia Koofi has a revealing anecdote about life as a…
Tehran police launch new dress code crackdown
World
April 28, 2012
Tehran police launch new dress code crackdown
Police in Tehran are conducting a new crackdown on women wearing mandatory headscarves improperly or in "vulgar" dress, the city's…
Abu Ismail’s female supporters defend presence at sit-in
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Abu Ismail’s female supporters defend presence at sit-in
Female supporters of Salafi presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail have not abstained from sleeping inside tents erected in Cairo's…
Saudi considers letting girls play school sport, report says
World
April 3, 2012
Saudi considers letting girls play school sport, report says
Saudi Arabia is considering letting girls play sports at school, a senior education official was quoted as saying on Monday,…
Women’s movement: A stop at Egypt’s socialist era
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Women’s movement: A stop at Egypt’s socialist era
Grey Villet (1927–2000), a South African-born photographer, was in Cairo in 1963 to capture scenes of Egypt under late President…
Newsweek’s ‘150 Women Who Shake the World’ offers optimism for women’s rights
Life & Style
March 9, 2012
Newsweek’s ‘150 Women Who Shake the World’ offers optimism for women’s rights
Four Egyptian women found their way on to Newsweek’s 2012 "150 Women Who Shake The World." Newsweek explained the list…
Women march for their rights on International Women’s Day
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Women march for their rights on International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, thousands of women in Cairo marched from the Journalists Syndicate to the Parliament building, summing up…
Women’s movement: A look back, and forward
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Women’s movement: A look back, and forward
On 24 May 1919, an unidentified photographer shot a scene in which a woman with her face veiled addressed a…
‘Female graffiti’ commemorates first anniversary of virginity tests
Art news
March 5, 2012
‘Female graffiti’ commemorates first anniversary of virginity tests
Activists have created a Facebook page entitled “Noun al-Neswa,” which aims at breaking some social taboos related to women in…