All posts tagged "women’s rights"

By Sama el-Feky On Saturday June 6, the Heya Masr Initiative celebrated the graduation of fifteen girls...

A video showing a policewoman arresting a sexual harasser outside a cinema in Cairo has gone viral...

Egypt’s police have arrested 84 individuals during the first two days of Eid al-Fitr in Cairo for...

By Omnia Talal Tuktuk driver Mohamed Shaaban was contacted by a civil society organisation, offering him a...

The screening of Egyptian filmmaker Mohanad Diab’s short documentary Tahra’s Life at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival...

Egypt’s judiciary has sworn in 26 Egyptian women as presiding judges in the Courts of First Instance....

“How much will we let the occupation affect our lives? What are we supposed to do, stop...

HarrassMap – a volunteer-based initiative aiming to tackle sexual harassment in Egypt – has launched the country’s...

When hearing about women’s rights in the Muslim world, the assumed story is often exclusively one of...

By Nayera Yasser, Daily News Egypt The spot light on three girls, faces that could be seen...

In the bustling streets of Cairo, with its echoing noises of life and its pounding stories of...

Egypt’s Minister of Health Adel Adawy announced on Sunday that 92 percent of married Egyptian women have...

Egypt’s Ministry of Interior commenced on Sunday a new national strategy aimed at combating violence against women...

A 15-year-old Muslim girl in France was sent home from school for wearing a long black skirt...

In an effort to crackdown on violence against women and sexual harassment, the National Council of Women...

By Nada Deyaa’, Daily News Egypt “Please forgive him ,” said Prime Minster Ibrahim...

We often talk about how society enforces harmful gender roles on young women pressuring them to succumb...