Rape
Islamic State fighters rape and torture Sunni Arab women: Human Rights Watch
Middle East
February 22, 2017
Islamic State fighters rape and torture Sunni Arab women: Human Rights Watch
Sunni Arab Muslim women and girls suffered arbitrary detentions, beatings, sexual abuse and forced marriage under Islamic State rule, the…
Lady Gaga reveals she had been raped at age 19
Culture
December 9, 2016
Lady Gaga reveals she had been raped at age 19
Pop icon Lady Gaga has revealed an ongoing battle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), part of the emotional fallout from…
Man kills teenage neighbor in Assiut, after failing to rape her
Egypt
December 3, 2016
Man kills teenage neighbor in Assiut, after failing to rape her
Police detectives in Assiut governorate, Upper Egypt, solved the mystery of a teenage girl who had disappeared eight days ago…
Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines
Middle East
November 2, 2016
Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines
After Islamic State conquered villages in northern Iraq, it spelled out in minute detail the rules of its self-proclaimed caliphate,…
Former captive of Islamic State dedicates rights award to persecuted women
Middle East
October 11, 2016
Former captive of Islamic State dedicates rights award to persecuted women
A Yazidi woman who was held captive and raped by Islamic State militants in Iraq paid tribute to persecuted women…
Mother seeks justice after sexual assault on austistic son
Egypt
October 5, 2016
Mother seeks justice after sexual assault on austistic son
The mother of an autistic boy has alleged that he was seriously sexually assaulted while at school in late September,…
‘Birth of a Nation’ star says will not apologize over rape case
Cinema/TV
September 30, 2016
‘Birth of a Nation’ star says will not apologize over rape case
Nate Parker, director and star of the new slavery drama "The Birth of a Nation," said he would not apologize…
Egyptian NGO tackles child sex abuse through awareness raising
Egypt
September 21, 2016
Egyptian NGO tackles child sex abuse through awareness raising
In April, an Egyptian parent revealed the story of her three-year-old son being sexually abused by a security guard at…
NGO launches anti-sexual harassment initiative ‘Aman’ ahead of Eid al-Ahda
Egypt
September 2, 2016
NGO launches anti-sexual harassment initiative ‘Aman’ ahead of Eid al-Ahda
The training and consultancy center Mosawaa has announced a new initiative to fight sexual harassment in Egypt, seeking to change…
Fight against sexual harassment in Egypt bearing fruit
Life & Style
September 1, 2016
Fight against sexual harassment in Egypt bearing fruit
Eight years after the first woman in Egypt won a conviction against a man for sexual harassment, activists and lawyers…