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This May 4, 2012 photo shows graffiti of a girl under a bridge in the upscale Zamalek neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt. Women activists say they won a major step forward with Egypt’s new constitution, which enshrined greater rights for women. But months after its passage, they’re worrying whether those rights will be implemented or will […]
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In this Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 photo, Egyptian girls pose for a portrait in the Imbaba neighborhood of Giza, Egypt. Women activists say they won a major step forward with Egypt’s new constitution, which enshrined greater rights for women. But months after its passage, they’re worrying whether those rights will be implemented or will turn […]
Debate: The Arab Spring has improved the status of women in Egypt
Since the January 25, 2011, revolution in Egypt, talk about the role of women in the revolution, as well as their role in defending the economic and social rights of both genders, has proliferated. This explains the tableau of women queuing up to cast their votes in...Caption:
Photo shows graffiti of a woman with the words “no harassment” in Arabic, taken on June 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
No Security for Egypt’s Women
Last December, Egyptian academic Mariz Tadros wrote that women’s human security was not on anyone’s agenda. According to her research, the security breakdown since the Arab uprisings has led to a dramatic rise in incidents of sexual harassment due to the sense among...Caption:
A Lebanese activist uses her inked thumb to mark a white sheet during a protest in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, after the country’s parliament approved a long-awaited law that protects women against domestic. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanon passes disputed domestic violence law
Beirut, Reuters—Lebanon’s parliament approved a law on Tuesday designed to curb domestic violence but activists said it had been watered down so much it would provide only limited protection for women. Meeting for the first time since a year-long political...Caption:
Iraqi protesters hold a banner during a demonstration against the draft of the Ja’afari Personal Status Law during International Women’s Day in Baghdad on March 8, 2014. (Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)