gender based violence
Egypt arrests 17 suspects over mob sexual harassment incident
Egypt
January 3, 2020
Egypt arrests 17 suspects over mob sexual harassment incident
Daqahliya authorities have arrested 17 people over their involvement in an incident of mass sexual harassment in Egypt, after a…
MTV brings new drama to Egypt tackling sex-ed, FGM and child marriage
Cinema/TV
July 14, 2017
MTV brings new drama to Egypt tackling sex-ed, FGM and child marriage
MTV Shuga, the youth culture network’s drama on sexual behavior that has won an audience across sub-Saharan Africa, will expand…
Kenyan parents fearing ban on FGM get girls cut at night
World
May 18, 2016
Kenyan parents fearing ban on FGM get girls cut at night
Kenyan families wanting their daughters to undergo ritual genital cutting are increasingly arranging for it to be done secretly at…
Women march against sexual harassment
Egypt
February 6, 2013
Women march against sexual harassment
A march for hundreds of women arrived at Tahrir Square, the birthplace of the Egyptian revolution that toppled former President…
Women’s rights: Legal reforms or social change?
Egypt
July 2, 2010
Women’s rights: Legal reforms or social change?
Ten years after a series of legal reforms in Egypt’s personal status laws, more is needed according to women rights…