women’s rights

Rights groups say harassment, assault affects female participation in protests
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…
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