female circumcision

Egypt’s House of Representatives has approved, by a two-thirds majority, a bill to tighten the 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…

Under the slogan “Circumcision is a burial ground,” a number of women’s and human rights organizations have launched campaigns against…

The President of Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW), Maya Morsi, has called on Egypt’s Endowments Ministry to unify Friday…

The national councils for Population, and Childhood and Motherhood on Wednesday will commemorate the International Day of Zero Tolerance for…

The National Population Council’s (NPC) Anti-Circumcision National Program announced on Tuesday that over the next five years 160 villages will…

The prosecutor's office in Suez governorate has referred four defendants to criminal court on charges relating to the death of…

The Centre for Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance (CEWLA) has slammed MP Ahmed al-Tahawy, member of the parliamentary health committee, for…

The mother of a 17-year-old has been detained for four days pending investigations into allegations that she subjected her daughter…

An NGO alliance has held a series of workshops at universities in Egypt to raise awareness about female genital mutilation…