personal freedom
Woman who assaulted ladies on metro due to their ‘revealing’ clothes released after reconciliation
Egypt
April 22, 2022
Woman who assaulted ladies on metro due to their ‘revealing’ clothes released after reconciliation
Three ladies who have been assaulted on the metro by a woman due to their “revealing clothes” have now waived…
Woman who assaulted ladies on metro due to their ‘revealing’ clothes arrested
Egypt
April 21, 2022
Woman who assaulted ladies on metro due to their ‘revealing’ clothes arrested
The Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of a woman who assaulted two other young ladies for wearing “revealing clothes”…
Egypt’s High Administrative Court approves Cairo University decision to ban niqab
Egypt
January 27, 2020
Egypt’s High Administrative Court approves Cairo University decision to ban niqab
Egypt’s High Administrative Court approved on Monday Cairo University’s decision to ban its professors from wearing the niqab, or face…
Half of Iran wants to drop headscarf laws: government report
Middle East
February 8, 2018
Half of Iran wants to drop headscarf laws: government report
President Rouhani released a study showing how drastically public attitude towards mandatory Islamic dress has changed in the past decade.…
Controversy flies on LGBT rights after rise of rainbow flag in concert
Features/Interviews
September 24, 2017
Controversy flies on LGBT rights after rise of rainbow flag in concert
The rainbow flag raised during Friday’s concert featuring Lebanese Indie rock band Mashrou Leila has stirred heated debate on social…
Harassment is not a novelty in our society
Opinion
July 7, 2012
Harassment is not a novelty in our society
Various news outlets circulated a story on 2 July about the killing of a young man from Suez, allegedly at…
FJP president pledges to uphold personal freedoms
Egypt
February 1, 2012
FJP president pledges to uphold personal freedoms
The Muslim Brotherhood and its party respect personal freedoms, Mohamed Morsy, head of the party, said Tuesday.
Fury over young activist publishing nude self-portrait
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Fury over young activist publishing nude self-portrait
In an unprecedented move, a young Egyptian female on Sunday dared to publish a nude self-portrait, along with other nude…