violence against women
Bibliotheca Alexandrina lights up in orange to counter violence against women
Egypt
December 6, 2022
Bibliotheca Alexandrina lights up in orange to counter violence against women
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina concludes the sixteen-day campaign to counter violence against women campaign on Tuesday. The library organizes a…
Authorities arrest man in Ismailia for beating wife
Egypt
October 10, 2022
Authorities arrest man in Ismailia for beating wife
Ismailia security authorities on Monday arrested Abdullah A, a husband accused of beating his wife, after she filed a report…
North Sinai announces: Al-Rawda village free from violence against women
Egypt
September 20, 2022
North Sinai announces: Al-Rawda village free from violence against women
North Sinai Governorate announced al-Rawda village, Bir al-Abed Center, as a safe village free from violence against women. North…
Details of unified bill to confront violence against women
Egypt
March 29, 2022
Details of unified bill to confront violence against women
Egyptian media published details of the unified draft law to confront violence against women. This was submitted by MP Nashwa…
NCW: 25 units within Egyptian universities to combat violence against women
Egypt
December 8, 2021
NCW: 25 units within Egyptian universities to combat violence against women
Members of the National Council for Women (NCW) Rania Yahya said that the number of units to combat violence against…
More violence, less income: Arab women bear the brunt of COVID-19, study finds
Middle East
August 2, 2021
More violence, less income: Arab women bear the brunt of COVID-19, study finds
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned Heba Mordaa’s life upside down. “Ever since the lockdowns started in March 2020, my work has…
Afghan polio vaccine drive in trouble after three female medics killed
Middle East
April 1, 2021
Afghan polio vaccine drive in trouble after three female medics killed
JALALABAD/KABUL (Reuters) – The killing of three female polio vaccine providers in Afghanistan this week has forced aid agencies and…
Turkish women say their safety ‘hanging in the balance’ after treaty exit
Middle East
March 25, 2021
Turkish women say their safety ‘hanging in the balance’ after treaty exit
ANKARA (Reuters) – Beaten by her former boyfriend, Yagmur Denli found healing in her work treating animals and safety in…
US, Europe press Turkey to rethink ditching violence-on-women pact
Middle East
March 22, 2021
US, Europe press Turkey to rethink ditching violence-on-women pact
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – US and European leaders denounced what they called Turkey’s baffling and concerning decision to pull out of…
How many femicides in Turkey are covered up as suicides?
Middle East
March 4, 2021
How many femicides in Turkey are covered up as suicides?
The gruesome murder of women is all too common in Turkey and news of such crimes repeatedly shocks large parts of the…