women
Women march for their rights on International Women’s Day
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Women march for their rights on International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, thousands of women in Cairo marched from the Journalists Syndicate to the Parliament building, summing up…
Women’s movement: A look back, and forward
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Women’s movement: A look back, and forward
On 24 May 1919, an unidentified photographer shot a scene in which a woman with her face veiled addressed a…
‘Female graffiti’ commemorates first anniversary of virginity tests
Art news
March 5, 2012
‘Female graffiti’ commemorates first anniversary of virginity tests
Activists have created a Facebook page entitled “Noun al-Neswa,” which aims at breaking some social taboos related to women in…
Report estimates wealth of women in Gulf at US$385 bln
World
February 27, 2012
Report estimates wealth of women in Gulf at US$385 bln
A report issued in Dubai on Monday estimated the wealth of women in the Gulf area at US$385 billion. The…
Female employees in Assiut harassed while protesting
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Female employees in Assiut harassed while protesting
Dozens of female government employees in Assiut Governorate in Upper Egypt were harassed by passersby Tuesday when they tried to…
Revolutionary groups to march against ‘safe exit’ for military rulers
Egypt
January 30, 2012
Revolutionary groups to march against ‘safe exit’ for military rulers
Fifty-six revolutionary groups on Monday called for marching to Parliament to pressure it to prevent the conduct of presidential elections…
Doctors Syndicate appoints lawyer to defend virginity tests doctor
Egypt
January 15, 2012
Doctors Syndicate appoints lawyer to defend virginity tests doctor
The Doctors Syndicate has appointed a lawyer to represent the army doctor undergoing a military trial for conducting a virginity…
Head of National Council for Women to be replaced
Egypt
January 15, 2012
Head of National Council for Women to be replaced
Farkhonda Hassan, the head of the National Council for Women (NWC), is to be replaced by Mervat al-Talawy, the former…
Brotherhood secretary’s remarks on women spark controversy
Egypt
January 15, 2012
Brotherhood secretary’s remarks on women spark controversy
A prominent Muslim Brotherhood activist's remarks, in which she slammed the December women's march condemning military brutality against female protestors,…
The veil, the chair and the virtue police
Life & Style
January 8, 2012
The veil, the chair and the virtue police
The role of religion in defining the relationship between citizens and the state has for some time been mainly limited…