All posts tagged "women’s rights"

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...

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

By Anya Vanecek, Aswat Masriya At the top of Ahmed Orabi Street, seven Americans smiled impishly at...

By Mohamed Khairat, Founder, EgyptianStreets.com “Harassment of women in the streets is usually the girl’s fault.” Those...

By Omnia Talal from Aswat Masriya Maha Ragaay, a tourist guide in her forties, is one of...

By Farida Ezzat, Contributor, EgyptianStreets.com (editing by Mohamed Khairat) Since its start in the socialist movement, International...

By Arwa Gaballa from Aswat Masriya Women are the main breadwinners in as many as 30 percent of...

By Nora P. Knobloch, contributor, EgyptianStreets.com Is there any reason to celebrate the third anniversary of the Egyptian...

By Farida Ezzat, contributor, EgyptianStreets.com The past few years have brought about change beyond anyone’s understanding. We...

The nation referred to as “Om El Donya” or “Mother of the World” is not leading the...

Nadine Saleh has spent most of her life wishing that she could walk down the streets of...

The following is an interview with the co-founder of the Heya Initiative, Yara El Razaz. Heya is a...

“I can no longer walk – or even drive – anywhere without receiving a dirty comment or...