women’s rights
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,…
Women’s council offended over female representation on assembly
Egypt
March 28, 2012
Women’s council offended over female representation on assembly
With female members making up six percent of the body that will draft Egypt's new constitution, The National Council for…
Nour Party says not coordinating presidential candidate with SCAF, FJP
Egypt
March 26, 2012
Nour Party says not coordinating presidential candidate with SCAF, FJP
The Salafi-oriented Nour Party is not coordinating with the ruling military council and the Muslim Brotherhood to select a candidate…
National Council for Women appoints new secretary general
Egypt
March 26, 2012
National Council for Women appoints new secretary general
In a move that might ease criticism waged against the Mubarak-era organization, the head of the National Council for Women…