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Egyptian parliament tightens penalty for female genital mutilation
Egypt

Egyptian parliament tightens penalty for female genital mutilation

Egypt’s House of Representatives has approved, by a two-thirds majority, a bill to tighten the penalty for female genital mutilation…
Egyptian cabinet approves bill harshening penalty for female genital mutilation
Egypt

Egyptian cabinet approves bill harshening penalty for female genital mutilation

The Egyptian cabinet approved, during its meeting on Wednesday, a draft law that will harshen the penalty for female genital…
On international day against FGM, women’s organizations condemn practice in Egypt
Egypt

On international day against FGM, women’s organizations condemn practice in Egypt

Under the slogan “Circumcision is a burial ground,” a number of women’s and human rights organizations have launched campaigns against…
Egypt’s National Council for Women calls for Friday sermons to address FGM
Egypt

Egypt’s National Council for Women calls for Friday sermons to address FGM

The President of Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW), Maya Morsi, has called on Egypt’s Endowments Ministry to unify Friday…
Egypt prepares to commemorate counter-FGM day
Society

Egypt prepares to commemorate counter-FGM day

The national councils for Population, and Childhood and Motherhood on Wednesday will commemorate the International Day of Zero Tolerance for…
160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
Health & Fitness

160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC

The National Population Council’s (NPC) Anti-Circumcision National Program announced on Tuesday that over the next five years 160 villages will…
Mother, hospital staff to stand trial for girl’s death from FGM
Egypt

Mother, hospital staff to stand trial for girl’s death from FGM

The prosecutor's office in Suez governorate has referred four defendants to criminal court on charges relating to the death of…
Women’s rights group slams MP for remarks on female genital mutilation
Egypt

Women’s rights group slams MP for remarks on female genital mutilation

The Centre for Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance (CEWLA) has slammed MP Ahmed al-Tahawy, member of the parliamentary health committee, for…
Mother detained after daughter dies during alleged circumcision procedure
Egypt

Mother detained after daughter dies during alleged circumcision procedure

The mother of a 17-year-old has been detained for four days pending investigations into allegations that she subjected her daughter…
Universities host awareness workshops on female genital mutilation
Life & Style

Universities host awareness workshops on female genital mutilation

An NGO alliance has held a series of workshops at universities in Egypt to raise awareness about female genital mutilation…
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