women’s rights
Human rights council to back lawsuits by virginity test plaintiffs
Egypt
December 29, 2011
Human rights council to back lawsuits by virginity test plaintiffs
The woman's commission at Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Thursday decided to join a lawsuits filed by…
UN’s Bachelet deplores Egyptian attacks on women
World
December 23, 2011
UN’s Bachelet deplores Egyptian attacks on women
The head of the UN women's agency voiced serious concern on Thursday about the treatment of women and children by…
Clinton: Egypt’s treatment of women a ‘disgrace’
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Clinton: Egypt’s treatment of women a ‘disgrace’
WASHINGTON — An impassioned Hillary Clinton accused post-revolution Egypt of failing its women as she denounced the stripping and beating…
Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition
Egypt
December 17, 2011
Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that women were being sidelined in the hoped-for transition to democracy in…
Future of women’s rights in Tunisia remains in doubt
World
December 7, 2011
Future of women’s rights in Tunisia remains in doubt
The Islamist Ennahda Party’s election victory in Tunisia has come to mean many different things. For outside observers wary of how the…
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…
Backlash against ‘Suzanne Mubarak laws’ was inevitable
Opinion
November 8, 2011
Backlash against ‘Suzanne Mubarak laws’ was inevitable
Believe it or not: Egyptian men are busy planning and implementing another revolution, but this time women will not play…
Prominent Islamic cleric urges Saudi king to let women drive
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Prominent Islamic cleric urges Saudi king to let women drive
President of the Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS) Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi has called on King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi…
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…
Saudi king says women will have voting rights
World
September 25, 2011
Saudi king says women will have voting rights
Saudi Arabia will allow women to stand for election and vote, the king announced on Sunday, in a significant policy…