women’s rights

Four sixth-graders at a primary school in Bulaq al-Dakrur, Giza Governorate, were allegedly beaten by their religion teacher for not…

Palestinian rights organisations operating in Gaza criticised a law issued by the Hamas-led government that would prevent mixing between the…

The National Council for Women has petitioned state authorities to ban the marriage of Egyptian men to Syrian refugees.

A face-off between the Muslim Brotherhood and the National Council for Women (NCW) over a newly ratified United Nations declaration…

Mervat al-Tallawy, head of the National Council for Women (NCW) and the Egyptian official delegation which took part in the…

The Muslim Brotherhood warns that a UN declaration on women's rights could destroy society by allowing a woman to travel,…

Presidential Aide for Political Affairs Pakinam al-Sharqawy has denied allegations that the Egyptian delegation accompanying her withdrew when she delivered…

International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March each year, is a day to honor women and the struggle for women’s…

It was a landmark day when prominent women’s rights activist Doria Shafiq bravely led a march of 1,500 women to…

Prime Minister Hesham Qandil asked the National Council for Women to quickly finish drafting a law to protect women from…