Only a few months back the world was concerned for the safety of liberal Egyptians after the Muslim Brotherhood's dramatic ascent to power. Suddenly women were reporting incidents of being told that they will be forced to wear the veil as well as (...)
CAIRO: 99.3 percent of Egyptian women have faced sexual harassment – according to a study by UN Women. This may be hard to believe for those who have not visited Egypt but as an Egyptian woman, I can assure that this is not an exaggeration.
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No one can deny the fact that Egyptian women face many injustices, on daily basis and throughout their whole lives. From being denied job opportunities, to sexual harassment, genital mutilation and finally the lack of female representation in the (...)
On the 11th of June, Egyptian President Dr. Morsi finally made a speech regarding the Ethiopian dam issue; a pressing matter which, although it has existed for the past two years, was never seriously addressed by the current government until then. (...)
Tamarod's Facebook page was launched on April 22nd and immediately everyone in Egypt was talking about it. They were gathering signatures on the streets. They took the initiative to go out of their way and reach out to the Egyptian public. Finally (...)
CAIRO: At this point, anyone can probably tell that the political situation in Egypt has never looked so grim. One can easily say that Egyptians are heading towards yet another dark era of tyranny. It all started with President Mohamed Morsi's (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood and the government as a whole, seems to have gotten themselves into quite the tough spot at the moment. After the shocking constitutional declaration, which was broadcast on November 22 (...)