female circumcision
Egyptian parliament tightens penalty for female genital mutilation
Egypt
April 26, 2021
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
January 21, 2021
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
February 7, 2020
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
February 3, 2020
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
February 6, 2019
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
August 4, 2017
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
July 13, 2016
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
July 12, 2016
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
June 9, 2016
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
February 11, 2016
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…