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Woman who assaulted ladies on metro due to their ‘revealing’ clothes arrested
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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