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Egypt MPs not pleased with the idea of constitutional amendments mandating 25% of all seats be set aside for women
MPs aren’t delighted with the idea of setting aside 25% of all seats for women: Opposition is crystallizing to the…
HRW issues another attack on Egypt’s human rights record
It was another human rights-laden day in the foreign press. Nine international human rights organizations have exhorted states at the…
Egypt in the News on 4 March 2019
Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al Tayeb’s statement on polygamy being “an injustice for women and children” is making headlines…
Increasing women’s involvement in the economy a top national priority, says World Bank
Enabling women’s participation in Egypt’s economy is an “urgent priority on the national agenda,” the World Bank has said. The…
Egypt in the News on 3 March 2019
The ongoing debate over the constitutional amendments continued to fill opinion pages in the Western press over the weekend. Michael…
Drive to paint Egypt’s red-brick building to follow color scheme set by region
Leading the conversation on Egypt this morning: Our track record on LGBTQ rights. As we suggested yesterday, the jail sentence…
Egypt ranks 135 out of 149 countries in WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report
Egypt ranked 135 out of 149 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report for 2018 (pdf), after…
House MP wants to fix divorce rates by limiting ‘khula’ law
House Rep. Suleiman El Emeiry has requested that the government draft a bill that would impose greater restrictions on women’s…
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