women’s rights

A non-governmental organization with links to the Muslim Brotherhood demanded the National Council for Women be abolished on Wednesday, saying…

The National Council for Women condemned an incident broadcast on a satellite channel Saturday in which police dragged a woman…

The top United Nations official tasked with advancing gender equality today expressed “deep concern” about the escalating violence against women…

The National Council for Women said during a meeting Monday that calls for Egyptian men to marry Syrian refugee women…

The picture of a women's rights pioneer was deleted from a high school textbook because she was not wearing a…

The National Council for Women (NCW) rejected the draft law on parliamentary elections discussed by the Shura Council on Wednesday.…

Eight female activists on Tuesday cut some of their hair before reporters’ cameras in Tahrir Square to protest the divisive…

  A group of activists has called on Egyptians — particularly women — to not accept what they described as…

Most discussion about women’s rights in the draft constitution focused on Article 68, which guaranteed women’s equality with men as…

Since 25 January 2011, Egyptian women have entered a new phase of struggle. Analyzing the constitution-drafting process, currently one of…