women
MP introduces draft law stipulating death penalty for rapists of women, children
Egypt
December 12, 2017
MP introduces draft law stipulating death penalty for rapists of women, children
Aiming to limit incidences of rape and kidnapping against women and children, Member of Parliament Mona Monir has suggested amendments…
Iceland closes gender gap but violence against women remains
World
December 12, 2017
Iceland closes gender gap but violence against women remains
For nine years in a row, the World Economic Forum has ranked Iceland as having the world’s smallest gender-equality gap,…
21 Rohingya women recount rape by Myanmar armed forces
World
December 11, 2017
21 Rohingya women recount rape by Myanmar armed forces
The use of rape by Myanmar’s armed forces has been sweeping and methodical, The Associated Press found in interviews with…
Climate change: Obama regrets lack of US leadership
World
December 3, 2017
Climate change: Obama regrets lack of US leadership
Former US President Barack Obama has made a veiled rebuke of his successor’s decision to pull the United States out…
Egyptian lawyer referred to court for inciting rape, sexual harassment
Egypt
November 27, 2017
Egyptian lawyer referred to court for inciting rape, sexual harassment
Cairo’s Public Prosecution referred lawyer Nabih al-Wahsh to the State Security Misdemeanor Court on Sunday over charges of “disrupting civil…
Women-only buses to roll on Cairo streets
Life & Style
November 21, 2017
Women-only buses to roll on Cairo streets
An Egyptian private transport company has announced a new experimental initiative that will introduce women-only buses on the streets of Cairo,…
North Korean women suffer discrimination, rape, malnutrition: UN
World
November 20, 2017
North Korean women suffer discrimination, rape, malnutrition: UN
North Korean women are deprived of education and job opportunities and are often subjected to violence at home and sexual…
A fifth of women over 65 in Europe disabled by 2047: study
Health & Fitness
October 24, 2017
A fifth of women over 65 in Europe disabled by 2047: study
More than one in five women and a sixth of men in Europe over the age of 65 will be…
The barber and the smith: Egyptian woman on trial for 2 secret marriages
Egypt
October 11, 2017
The barber and the smith: Egyptian woman on trial for 2 secret marriages
An Egyptian woman who was married to three men at once over a period of five years, in violation of…
Head of Egypt’s NCWR calls on Parliament to ratifies 21 as legal age of girls’ marriage
Egypt
September 26, 2017
Head of Egypt’s NCWR calls on Parliament to ratifies 21 as legal age of girls’ marriage
The Head of Egypt’s National Council of Women’s Rights [NCWR] Maya Morsi called on the parliament on Monday to set…