All posts tagged "women’s rights"

An Egyptian prosecutor referred a middle-school teacher to trial on Sunday over charges of sexually harassing one...

Interview with Angie Marie, co-founder of CaiRollers, by Egyptian Streets. What is CaiRollers? The CaiRollers are the...

A new police department will be formed to tackle crimes against women, including sexual assault, harassment and...

By Ola Noureldin CAIRO, June 15 (Aswat Masriya) A group of activists gathered in Cairo on Saturday...

Maha Bahnassy, a television presenter who recently caused an outrage after commenting on sexual assault cases during...

In a first for Egypt’s fight against sexual assault and harassment, Egypt’s newly elected President Abdel Fattah...

Egypt’s newly elected President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has commanded the Ministry of Interior to “vigorously enforce the...

Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has announced that seven have been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting up...

  Yesterday thousands of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to celebrate the inauguration of Egypt’s seventh president...

Egypt’s outgoing Interim President Adly Mansour has issued his final law as President, criminalizing all forms of sexual...

By Gehad Abada, Aswat Masriya When Amira Gamal* walked into the clinic in a murky street in...

Mahienour El-Massry, often dubbed as a voice of the revolution and a champion of women’s rights, has...

By Abeer Salah, Aswat Masriya An Egyptian court postponed on Thursday the female genital mutilation trial of...

This young girl decided to ignore the desperate and harsh reality that she lives and decided to...

Last September, Egypt was named the worst country out of 22 Arab countries in which to be...

In a culture bound by oppression, Egyptian women never stood a chance in acquiring the same fame,...

By Mohamed Khairat, Founder, EgyptianStreets.com All bars and night clubs in Egypt should be shut down. If...