women
Abu Ismail’s female supporters defend presence at sit-in
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Abu Ismail’s female supporters defend presence at sit-in
Female supporters of Salafi presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail have not abstained from sleeping inside tents erected in Cairo's…
Saudi considers letting girls play school sport, report says
World
April 3, 2012
Saudi considers letting girls play school sport, report says
Saudi Arabia is considering letting girls play sports at school, a senior education official was quoted as saying on Monday,…
Women’s movement: A stop at Egypt’s socialist era
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Women’s movement: A stop at Egypt’s socialist era
Grey Villet (1927–2000), a South African-born photographer, was in Cairo in 1963 to capture scenes of Egypt under late President…
Newsweek’s ‘150 Women Who Shake the World’ offers optimism for women’s rights
Life & Style
March 9, 2012
Newsweek’s ‘150 Women Who Shake the World’ offers optimism for women’s rights
Four Egyptian women found their way on to Newsweek’s 2012 "150 Women Who Shake The World." Newsweek explained the list…
Women march for their rights on International Women’s Day
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Women march for their rights on International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, thousands of women in Cairo marched from the Journalists Syndicate to the Parliament building, summing up…
Women’s movement: A look back, and forward
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Women’s movement: A look back, and forward
On 24 May 1919, an unidentified photographer shot a scene in which a woman with her face veiled addressed a…
‘Female graffiti’ commemorates first anniversary of virginity tests
Art news
March 5, 2012
‘Female graffiti’ commemorates first anniversary of virginity tests
Activists have created a Facebook page entitled “Noun al-Neswa,” which aims at breaking some social taboos related to women in…
Report estimates wealth of women in Gulf at US$385 bln
World
February 27, 2012
Report estimates wealth of women in Gulf at US$385 bln
A report issued in Dubai on Monday estimated the wealth of women in the Gulf area at US$385 billion. The…
Female employees in Assiut harassed while protesting
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Female employees in Assiut harassed while protesting
Dozens of female government employees in Assiut Governorate in Upper Egypt were harassed by passersby Tuesday when they tried to…
Revolutionary groups to march against ‘safe exit’ for military rulers
Egypt
January 30, 2012
Revolutionary groups to march against ‘safe exit’ for military rulers
Fifty-six revolutionary groups on Monday called for marching to Parliament to pressure it to prevent the conduct of presidential elections…