women’s rights
Rights groups say harassment, assault affects female participation in protests
Egypt
June 8, 2012
Rights groups say harassment, assault affects female participation in protests
Human rights organizations called Thursday for a firm stance against the "intentional" harassment of women during protests.
Alarming assaults on women in Tahrir Square
Egypt
June 7, 2012
Alarming assaults on women in Tahrir Square
Her screams were not drowned out by the clamor of the crazed mob of nearly 200 men around her. An…
Morsy says women capable of serving in his government
Egypt
June 5, 2012
Morsy says women capable of serving in his government
Presidential hopeful Mohamed Morsy on Tuesday said the new constitution should give Egyptian women their full rights and added that…
Turkish women protest government plan to reduce time limit for abortions
World
June 3, 2012
Turkish women protest government plan to reduce time limit for abortions
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Istanbul Sunday to protest the government's plan to reduce the time limit…
Bicycles keep girls in school in poor Indian state, giving hope for better literacy
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Bicycles keep girls in school in poor Indian state, giving hope for better literacy
RAMPUR SINGHARA, India — The daily trip to high school was expensive, long and eventually too much for Indian teenager…
Afghani women’s rights champion sets sights on presidency in a man’s land
World
May 7, 2012
Afghani women’s rights champion sets sights on presidency in a man’s land
Leading Afghan women's rights champion, author, lawmaker and presidential hopeful Fawzia Koofi has a revealing anecdote about life as a…
Bothaina Kamel says she has no regrets over dropping out of race
Egypt
April 8, 2012
Bothaina Kamel says she has no regrets over dropping out of race
Presidential hopeful Bothaina Kamel said she does not regret failing to collect the necessary signatures for her presidential candidacy, thereby…
Feminist union criticizes ultras’ restriction on female protesters
Egypt
April 8, 2012
Feminist union criticizes ultras’ restriction on female protesters
The Ultras Ahlawy sit-in’s ban on women at its protest site after 10 pm is a violation of citizens’ right…
We mold the collective memory of sexual assault
Opinion
April 3, 2012
We mold the collective memory of sexual assault
In the past two days, social media has witnessed an outrage over statements made by MP Azza El-Garf of the Freedom and…
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,…