Samira Ibrahim
US cancels award for Samira Ibrahim after incendiary tweets
Egypt
March 8, 2013
US cancels award for Samira Ibrahim after incendiary tweets
Just hours before a high-profile ceremony, the United States Friday canceled an award to an Egyptian activist after learning she…
US suspends award for Egyptian over alleged anti-Israel remarks
Egypt
March 7, 2013
US suspends award for Egyptian over alleged anti-Israel remarks
The US State Department said Thursday it would suspend an award of courage it planned to grant an Egyptian activist…
Morsy must act against violence toward women, say rights groups
Egypt
July 2, 2012
Morsy must act against violence toward women, say rights groups
Human rights organizations, political parties and public figures on Sunday called on President Mohamed Morsy to take urgent measures against…
Samira Ibrahim on Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people
Egypt
April 18, 2012
Samira Ibrahim on Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people
Several individuals from the Arab world have been featured in Time magazine’s annual list of the "100 Most Influential People…
We mold the collective memory of sexual assault
Opinion
April 3, 2012
We mold the collective memory of sexual assault
In the past two days, social media has witnessed an outrage over statements made by MP Azza El-Garf of the Freedom and…
Samira’s honor, the army’s shame
Opinion
March 23, 2012
Samira’s honor, the army’s shame
On 11 March, a military court acquitted a former military doctor accused of conducting the infamous “virginity tests” on a…
No justice, no peace
Opinion
March 17, 2012
No justice, no peace
Last Sunday, a military tribunal acquitted a former army doctor accused of conducting so-called "virginity tests" on a number of…
Protesters slam acquittal of virginity tests defendant
Egypt
March 13, 2012
Protesters slam acquittal of virginity tests defendant
A march of dozens of men, women and ultras moved on Tuesday from the Mugamma Building in Tahrir Square to Cairo’s…