Egypt Archives – Page 5 of 13

Egypt Fights Harassment; Mourdock Comments on Rape

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● October 27, 2012

Activists protest the mass sexual assaults against women in downtown Cairo.

Credit: Hossam el-Hamalawy on Flickr, under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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Egyptians Demand Rights; Rape Conviction Reversed

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● October 5, 2012

Egypt’s Leading Film Star Fights Religious Censure

By Jessica Gray ● Uncategorized ● September 29, 2012

Egyptian movie star Elhaam Shaheen is fighting what she and other entertainers fear is growing artistic censure by the new Islamic government. “This is a big war between all the artists and writers and Islamists,” she says.

U.N. Gathering Spotlights Syria, Sexual Violence

By Amy Lieberman ● Politics ● September 22, 2012

Sexual violence in Syria and women’s global access to justice are expected to take highest priority as women’s advocates gather for the U.N. General Assembly. Also on the agenda: the unmet development goals for maternal health.

1919: Egyptian Feminist Leads Liberation March

By Sania Sharawi Lanfranchi ● Arts & Culture ● July 14, 2012

Huda Shaarawi, one of Egypt’s first feminists, was part of the movement to end Britain’s occupation after World War I. In this excerpt from her grandmother’s biography, “Casting Off the Veil,” Sania Sharawi Lanfranchi recounts how Shaarawi led a historic march.

Egyptian Women Have Choice of Rock or Hard Place

By Jessica Gray ● Politics ● June 20, 2012

Egyptian women’s rights activists have only bad options in the current power crisis. If the Islamists in parliament hold power, they could erase years of legal gains for women. But if the military has its way, a police state could re-emerge.

Egypt’s Women Keep Showing Power in Protest

By Jessica Gray ● Politics ● May 10, 2012

Egypt’s revolution is now often described as hijacked and women’s legal rights are seen as vulnerable to an Islamic-style promotion of marriage and family. But in a show of their own force, women keep braving the deadly dangers of street protests.

Egyptian Upholds Sex-War View of Revolution

By Hajer Naili ● Politics ● May 2, 2012

After stirring an outcry for her article in Foreign Policy magazine, Egyptian-American columnist Mona Eltahawy on Tuesday night offered a vigorous defense of her views that the real Middle East revolution is yet to come, between men and women.

Islamist Parliamentarian Objects to Egypt’s Ban on FGM

By Jessica Gray ● Crime & Law ● March 27, 2012

Egypt’s Azza El Garf, a longstanding female representative of the Muslim Brotherhood, strays from women’s rights activists and opposes illegalization of genital cutting. She also carves a separate path on issues such as divorce and family.

Women’s Rights in Egypt Join Liberal Outcasts

By Jessica Gray ● Politics ● February 12, 2012

A year after the toppling of Mubarak, women’s rights activists confront a sobering landscape. With Islamist parties taking control, it’s important to note the difference between ultra-conservative Salafis and the Muslim Brotherhood.