women’s rights
Verdicts in Delhi gang-rape trial due 10 September: judge
World
September 3, 2013
Verdicts in Delhi gang-rape trial due 10 September: judge
The trial of four adult suspects accused of the fatal gang-rape of a student on a New Delhi bus in…
Egypt’s invitation to National Kissing Day
Culture
August 13, 2013
Egypt’s invitation to National Kissing Day
An event to celebrate National Kissing Day in Egypt on 30 August was posted by Facebook users on Tuesday. The…
Women’s rights council forms committee to monitor women’s rights
Egypt
August 1, 2013
Women’s rights council forms committee to monitor women’s rights
Mervat al-Tellawy, head of the National Council for Women (NCW), announced the formation of a watchdog committee to monitor women's…
Women’s rights organisations submit proposal to constitutional committee
Egypt
July 29, 2013
Women’s rights organisations submit proposal to constitutional committee
In coordination with other women’s rights organisations, the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights on Monday submitted a proposal to the…
Al-Azhar under pressure not to issue women’s rights document
Egypt
April 22, 2013
Al-Azhar under pressure not to issue women’s rights document
The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayyeb is facing pressure to halt issuing a document of women's rights from an…
Sixth-graders allegedly beaten by teacher for not wearing hijab
Egypt
April 11, 2013
Sixth-graders allegedly beaten by teacher for not wearing hijab
Four sixth-graders at a primary school in Bulaq al-Dakrur, Giza Governorate, were allegedly beaten by their religion teacher for not…
Rights activists criticize law separating sexes at Gaza schools
World
April 3, 2013
Rights activists criticize law separating sexes at Gaza schools
Palestinian rights organisations operating in Gaza criticised a law issued by the Hamas-led government that would prevent mixing between the…
Rights council: Ban Egyptian men from marrying Syrian refugees
Egypt
March 29, 2013
Rights council: Ban Egyptian men from marrying Syrian refugees
The National Council for Women has petitioned state authorities to ban the marriage of Egyptian men to Syrian refugees.
Is the Brotherhood feigning a feud with the women’s council?
Egypt
March 25, 2013
Is the Brotherhood feigning a feud with the women’s council?
A face-off between the Muslim Brotherhood and the National Council for Women (NCW) over a newly ratified United Nations declaration…
UN approved charter on ending violence against women: NCW chief
Egypt
March 16, 2013
UN approved charter on ending violence against women: NCW chief
Mervat al-Tallawy, head of the National Council for Women (NCW) and the Egyptian official delegation which took part in the…