gender equality
Constitution authors lean toward restricting gender equality, religious freedom
Egypt
November 7, 2012
Constitution authors lean toward restricting gender equality, religious freedom
Political groups represented in the Constituent Assembly have tentatively agreed on four controversial articles in the draft constitution, an Islamist…
New constitution isolated from the revolution
Opinion
September 25, 2012
New constitution isolated from the revolution
A preliminary reading of the constitution-writing committee’s draft chapter on rights and freedoms shows that the three conditions governing freedom…
Sexual harassment wave continues for third day
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Sexual harassment wave continues for third day
Downtown Cairo witnessed a spate of sexual harassment for the third straight day Tuesday, as activists and government officials have…
Why including women makes sense
Opinion
April 15, 2012
Why including women makes sense
The announcement of Egypt’s original Constituent Assembly showed that only six of the 100 members elected were women. Women are…
‘Female judges’ controversial
February 27, 2010