women’s rights
Is Egypt’s women’s movement strong enough to face threats?
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Is Egypt’s women’s movement strong enough to face threats?
In a transition period dominated by Islamists and where women’s issues are generally dismissed as a trivial concern, many worry…
On Women’s Day, more progress still to be made in Egypt
Life & Style
March 8, 2012
On Women’s Day, more progress still to be made in Egypt
As International Women’s Day arrives again, many women in Egypt worry that their lives will change for the worse in…
Women’s right organizations to set up committee to demand women’s rights
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Women’s right organizations to set up committee to demand women’s rights
As part of the “Let’s write our constitution ourselves” initiative, the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR) will form a…
Attendees halt women’s status lecture to protest National Council for Women
Egypt
March 6, 2012
Attendees halt women’s status lecture to protest National Council for Women
Dozens of attendees halted a public lecture on the status of Egyptian women late Monday, shouting against the chairwoman of…
Study: Fewer women in parliaments after Arab Spring
World
March 3, 2012
Study: Fewer women in parliaments after Arab Spring
Opportunities from the Arab Spring to boost the low number of women in parliaments are being missed, while globally the…
National Council for Women former secretary general defends policies
Egypt
February 27, 2012
National Council for Women former secretary general defends policies
There are deliberate attempts to disparage the National Council for Women, Farkhonda Hassan, former secretary general of the council said…
Mervat al-Talawy elected head of National Council for Women
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Mervat al-Talawy elected head of National Council for Women
Mervat al-Talawy has been elected as head of the National Council for Women and Nehal Aboul Komsan has been elected…
Amnesty International: Some Egyptian parties refuse to stop discrimination
Egypt
January 24, 2012
Amnesty International: Some Egyptian parties refuse to stop discrimination
Most of the largest Egyptian political parties have committed to ambitious reform concerning human rights, but have given mixed signals…
Leading female figure in Muslim Brotherhood slams December’s women march
Egypt
January 14, 2012
Leading female figure in Muslim Brotherhood slams December’s women march
A leading female figure in the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has accused the women’s march to condemn military…