women’s rights
National Council for Women rejects campaigns against unmarried women
Egypt
January 22, 2013
National Council for Women rejects campaigns against unmarried women
The National Council for Women said during a meeting Monday that calls for Egyptian men to marry Syrian refugee women…
Education Ministry faces heat after deleting unveiled feminist from textbooks
Egypt
January 13, 2013
Education Ministry faces heat after deleting unveiled feminist from textbooks
The picture of a women's rights pioneer was deleted from a high school textbook because she was not wearing a…
National Council for Women rejects election draft law
Egypt
January 10, 2013
National Council for Women rejects election draft law
The National Council for Women (NCW) rejected the draft law on parliamentary elections discussed by the Shura Council on Wednesday.…
Activists cut hair to protest new constitution
Egypt
December 25, 2012
Activists cut hair to protest new constitution
Eight female activists on Tuesday cut some of their hair before reporters’ cameras in Tahrir Square to protest the divisive…
Women’s rights activists call for ‘no’ vote on constitutional referendum
Egypt
December 2, 2012
Women’s rights activists call for ‘no’ vote on constitutional referendum
A group of activists has called on Egyptians — particularly women — to not accept what they described as…
Strong NGOs are vital to protect women
Opinion
November 26, 2012
Strong NGOs are vital to protect women
Most discussion about women’s rights in the draft constitution focused on Article 68, which guaranteed women’s equality with men as…
Continuing the battles of our ancestors
Opinion
November 25, 2012
Continuing the battles of our ancestors
Since 25 January 2011, Egyptian women have entered a new phase of struggle. Analyzing the constitution-drafting process, currently one of…
Wave of walkouts leaves Constituent Assembly in Islamists’ hands
Egypt
November 21, 2012
Wave of walkouts leaves Constituent Assembly in Islamists’ hands
The tumultuous constitution-writing process was dealt another blow this week when secular powers withdrew from the assembly tasked with drafting…
Women’s equality article removed from constitution
Egypt
November 12, 2012
Women’s equality article removed from constitution
Members of the Constituent Assembly agreed last week to remove a proposed article which provided some constitutional support for gender…
Constituent Assembly may struggle to meet deadline
Egypt
November 7, 2012
Constituent Assembly may struggle to meet deadline
Disputes over controversial articles have raised doubts whether members of the assembly drafting Egypt's new constitution will have the document…