Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Egyptian women hold banners during a protest against sexual harassment in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, June 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Opinion: Sexual Harassment, the Anchorwoman and the Actress

by Diana Moukalled | Jun 18, 2014 | Opinion

The measures taken against Maha Bahnassi were necessary. During the live coverage of the inauguration ceremony of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, the television anchor reacted to the news coming in of sexual harassment in Tahrir Square during the celebrations...

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A female protester holds a sign saying: “Be a human being instead of an animal; with apologies to the animals,” near police officers as she joins others protesting against sexual harassment after a woman was sexually assaulted by a mob during Sunday’s celebrations marking the new president’s inauguration in Tahrir square, in Cairo on June 11, 2014. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)

Sisi visits victim of Tahrir sexual assault in hospital

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 12, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi visited on Wednesday one of the victims of a mass sexual assault that took place in Cairo’s Tahrir Square during Sunday’s celebrations marking his inauguration as the country’s new president. A video...

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Syrian refugee women hide their faces in the Lebanese village Wadi Khaled located on the Lebanese-Syrian border during the first day of Ramadan. Source: AP Photo

Opinion: The Agony of Syrian Women Refugees

by Amal Al-Hazzani | Apr 29, 2013 | Opinion

There is only terrible news from Syria and the refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey about the situation of women and children. Inside Syria, women—even the old ones—are victims of kidnapping, murder, torture and a host of other unimaginable things. Why are...