women’s rights
Sisters’ bid for parliament: a real or cosmetic move?
Egypt
November 17, 2011
Sisters’ bid for parliament: a real or cosmetic move?
Like most Muslim Sisters, Fatma Abdel Hafez grew up within the Muslim Brotherhood's tightly knit networks. She was born to…
Backlash against ‘Suzanne Mubarak laws’ was inevitable
Opinion
November 8, 2011
Backlash against ‘Suzanne Mubarak laws’ was inevitable
Believe it or not: Egyptian men are busy planning and implementing another revolution, but this time women will not play…
Prominent Islamic cleric urges Saudi king to let women drive
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Prominent Islamic cleric urges Saudi king to let women drive
President of the Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS) Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi has called on King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi…
Women’s groups relaunch Egyptian Feminist Union
Egypt
October 18, 2011
Women’s groups relaunch Egyptian Feminist Union
Egyptian women’s organizations announced Saturday the reestablishment of the Egyptian Feminist Union, a group that dates back to 1923 when…
Saudi king says women will have voting rights
World
September 25, 2011
Saudi king says women will have voting rights
Saudi Arabia will allow women to stand for election and vote, the king announced on Sunday, in a significant policy…
Egyptian women protect rights from Islamist groups
Egypt
July 21, 2011
Egyptian women protect rights from Islamist groups
Feminists dismayed that Egypt's revolution is failing to advance their cause are trying to rally disparate women's groups to defend…
Egypt’s rights groups criticize male-dominated cabinet
Egypt
July 20, 2011
Egypt’s rights groups criticize male-dominated cabinet
Egyptian human rights groups on Tuesday criticized what they called under-representation of women in the country's new government. Planning and…
Military source: Law removes quota for women in Parliament, denies vote for expats
Egypt
May 12, 2011
Military source: Law removes quota for women in Parliament, denies vote for expats
A new law on political rights approved by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces would deny Egyptian expatriates the…
Women’s rights advocate receives death threat
Egypt
May 10, 2011
Women’s rights advocate receives death threat
An Egyptian women's rights activist said she received a death threat because of a statement she made about the consequences…
US ambassador stresses need to include women in politics
Egypt
April 19, 2011
US ambassador stresses need to include women in politics
US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanie Verveer has stressed the need for the inclusion of women in the committee…