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Farah al-Dibany sings at Generation Equality Forum in Paris
Culture
July 5, 2021
Farah al-Dibany sings at Generation Equality Forum in Paris
Egyptian opera singer Farah al-Dibany sang at the opening ceremony of the UN “Generation Equality Forum: Paris” on Wednesday at…
Egypt #1 country in Middle East to support women during coronavirus: UN Report
Society
October 10, 2020
Egypt #1 country in Middle East to support women during coronavirus: UN Report
Egypt has come first place in a report by UN Women and the United Nations Development Program regarding the measures…
UN Women praises Egyptian government’s decision to implement UNSCR 1325
Egypt
May 29, 2019
UN Women praises Egyptian government’s decision to implement UNSCR 1325
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women Egypt) praised the decision of the…
Morocco women struggle against marital violence, stereotypes
Middle East
March 8, 2018
Morocco women struggle against marital violence, stereotypes
For 23 years, Khadija says her husband raped her, nearly every day. And her case is far from unique, according…
87% of Egyptian men believe women’s basic role is to be housewives: study
Egypt
May 8, 2017
87% of Egyptian men believe women’s basic role is to be housewives: study
Only one in four men in the Arab world and the Middle East believes in gender equality and equal opportunities…
On Women’s Day, stories of Egyptian women who made their mark in the West
Egypt
March 8, 2016
On Women’s Day, stories of Egyptian women who made their mark in the West
As the world celebrates International Women's Day, numerous Egyptian women continue to exert their influence and make their mark, both…
Cairo University to launch HeforShe campaign in Egypt
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Cairo University to launch HeforShe campaign in Egypt
Cairo University has announced that it will launch the HeforShe solidarity movement for gender equality in Egypt at 1 pm,…
UN Women, ENACTUS organize competition for anti-violence projects
Egypt
May 13, 2015
UN Women, ENACTUS organize competition for anti-violence projects
UN Women and world entrepreneurship development organization ENACTUS organized on May 11 in Cairo a second competition for projects aimed at combating…
Khaled Ali: Egyptian women – icons of struggle against discrimination
Egypt
March 16, 2015
Khaled Ali: Egyptian women – icons of struggle against discrimination
Human rights activist and former presidential runner Khaled Ali has praised Egyptian women for their struggle against discrimination as the…
UN conference highlights progress, setbacks in Arab women’s status
Egypt
February 3, 2015
UN conference highlights progress, setbacks in Arab women’s status
A major conference on the empowerment of women, which kicked off in Cairo on Monday and discusses progress in the…