women
Sisters’ bid for parliament: a real or cosmetic move?
Egypt
November 17, 2011
Sisters’ bid for parliament: a real or cosmetic move?
Like most Muslim Sisters, Fatma Abdel Hafez grew up within the Muslim Brotherhood's tightly knit networks. She was born to…
Fury over young activist publishing nude self-portrait
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Fury over young activist publishing nude self-portrait
In an unprecedented move, a young Egyptian female on Sunday dared to publish a nude self-portrait, along with other nude…
In other words: Communicating feminism
Books
November 1, 2011
In other words: Communicating feminism
The Egyptian feminist organization, the Women and Memory Forum (WMF), published the first volume in their series of feminist translations, “Reader…
Yemeni women burn their veils to protest crackdown
World
October 27, 2011
Yemeni women burn their veils to protest crackdown
SANAA - Hundreds of Yemeni women on Wednesday set fire to traditional female veils to protest the government's brutal crackdown…
Women’s groups relaunch Egyptian Feminist Union
Egypt
October 18, 2011
Women’s groups relaunch Egyptian Feminist Union
Egyptian women’s organizations announced Saturday the reestablishment of the Egyptian Feminist Union, a group that dates back to 1923 when…
Arab Women’s Association forms political party
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Arab Women’s Association forms political party
The Arab Women's Association submitted an application on Sunday for the formation of a political party, to be named the…
Women running in elections should be veiled, says Salafi leader
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Women running in elections should be veiled, says Salafi leader
Salafi leader Mahmoud Amer has said there should be conditions on women running in the upcoming parliamentary elections, namely that…
Arab uprisings’ women celebrate Nobel recognition
World
October 8, 2011
Arab uprisings’ women celebrate Nobel recognition
As demonstrations first swelled in Yemen, regime supporters distributed a photo showing Tawakkul Karman at a protest with a male…
Marriages between Egyptian men and foreign women on the rise
Egypt
September 25, 2011
Marriages between Egyptian men and foreign women on the rise
A recent study indicated that the phenomenon of young Egyptian males marrying elderly foreign women is growing in Egypt. The…
Jama’a al-Islamiya lists women and Copts among party’s founding members
Egypt
August 23, 2011
Jama’a al-Islamiya lists women and Copts among party’s founding members
The Jama'a al-Islamiya submitted an application on Tuesday to form its first political party, listing in its several thousand founding…