sexual harassment
Dean of Alexandria college bans torn pants and adornment for female students
Egypt
September 30, 2017
Dean of Alexandria college bans torn pants and adornment for female students
Dean of Faculty of Agriculture at Alexandria University, Tarek Sorour, issued a decision banning torn pants and excessive jewelry on female…
Cairo University professor referred to general prosecution for sexual blackmail
Egypt
August 6, 2017
Cairo University professor referred to general prosecution for sexual blackmail
Cairo University President Mohamed El-Khesht has referred professor of mass communication, Yaseen Lasheen, to general prosecution on allegations of sexual…
Sexual harassment cases reported in Cairo, Giza, Alexandria
Egypt
June 27, 2017
Sexual harassment cases reported in Cairo, Giza, Alexandria
Twenty-eight police reports were filed in Cairo and Giza over sexual harassment on Sunday, which marked the first day of…
Interior Ministry develops security plan for Eid al-Fitr
Egypt
June 23, 2017
Interior Ministry develops security plan for Eid al-Fitr
Security sources said that the Ministry of Interior has developed a plan to secure the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday, especially…
Women’s council prepares for Eid harassment with legal support for victims
Life & Style
June 22, 2017
Women’s council prepares for Eid harassment with legal support for victims
Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) announced Thursday that they will be operating a help center to receive harassment reports…
64% of men admit to harassing women in Egypt’s streets: report
Society
June 19, 2017
64% of men admit to harassing women in Egypt’s streets: report
Promundo, a Brazilian organization that campaigns for gender equality, recently released a study examining sexual harassment and gender inequality from…
Egypt drafts new bill to impose fines on tourist harassers
Egypt
May 29, 2017
Egypt drafts new bill to impose fines on tourist harassers
Egypt has drafted this month a new bill that would impose hefty fines on tourist harassers as part of the…
Murder still not ruled out in Magdalena case: Polish prosecutors
Egypt
May 17, 2017
Murder still not ruled out in Magdalena case: Polish prosecutors
The Polish prosecution team, who came to investigate the circumstances surrounded Magdalena Zuk’s apparent suicide, said the possibility of murder…
EFACC: March saw highest rates of child abuse in Egypt in 5 years
Egypt
April 24, 2017
EFACC: March saw highest rates of child abuse in Egypt in 5 years
The Egyptian Foundation for Advancement of the Childhood Condition (EFACC) revealed in its monthly report that March 2017 saw the…