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Doctors Syndicate appoints lawyer to defend virginity tests doctor
Egypt

Doctors Syndicate appoints lawyer to defend virginity tests doctor

The Doctors Syndicate has appointed a lawyer to represent the army doctor undergoing a military trial for conducting a virginity…
Head of National Council for Women to be replaced
Egypt

Head of National Council for Women to be replaced

Farkhonda Hassan, the head of the National Council for Women (NWC), is to be replaced by Mervat al-Talawy, the former…
Brotherhood secretary’s remarks on women spark controversy
Egypt

Brotherhood secretary’s remarks on women spark controversy

A prominent Muslim Brotherhood activist's remarks, in which she slammed the December women's march condemning military brutality against female protestors,…
The veil, the chair and the virtue police
Life & Style

The veil, the chair and the virtue police

The role of religion in defining the relationship between citizens and the state has for some time been mainly limited…
Lawsuit demands dissolution of National Council for Woman
Egypt

Lawsuit demands dissolution of National Council for Woman

A lawsuit demanding the dissolution of the National Council for Woman (NCW) has been filed against the ruling Supreme Council…
A year in review: The military as seen by detainees
Egypt

A year in review: The military as seen by detainees

“The army and the people were never one hand,” is the provocative title of a blogpost by Maikel Nabil, who…
Foreign Ministry: We won’t accept US interference
Egypt

Foreign Ministry: We won’t accept US interference

Pointing to an earlier statement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in defense of Egyptian women, Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel…
Million-strong demo Friday to protest military assaults on women
Egypt

Million-strong demo Friday to protest military assaults on women

A million-strong demonstration is scheduled for Friday in Tahrir Square to protest against military and police assaults on women during…
Women march against SCAF brutality, hope for a nascent movement
Egypt

Women march against SCAF brutality, hope for a nascent movement

It was an image that shocked Egypt and within hours went viral: the woman in the exposed blue bra being…
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