Patriarchal Society Alienates Sex Workers in Egypt
Abeer’s story bears all the hallmarks of the socio-economic trauma that pushes women into the downward spiral that leads them to sell their bodies.
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Women in ‘Men’s Clothes’ Challenge Traditional Gender Roles
Egyptian women who taken on jobs “made for men” and become their families’ breadwinners say they face social bewilderment at best, verbal harassment at worst.
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Forced into Work, Women in Upper Egypt Migrate to Cairo
According to a 2011 survey carried out by the Egypt Network of Integrated Development (ENID), around 11 percent of girls in rural areas never attended school, four times the number for men.
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From Marriage Beds to Legal Prisons: Egypt Lags in Criminalizing Marital Rape
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 2015 report on gender-based violence revealed that more than two million women had one, or more, injuries as a result of spousal violence.
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Parliament Drafts New Bill to Combat Domestic Violence
The new draft law is part of an ongoing campaign to highlight women’s issues – especially sexual harassment and violence, which appear to have increased in severity since 2011.
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Women in Debt Struggle to Reintegrate into Society as ‘Victims of Poverty’
In many cases, women are imprisoned over small debts – some as low as EGP 300.
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The View From Lebanon: Sectarianism and Gendered Lines of Division
Under the patriarchal structure of sectarianism, the lives of women are shaped by the custodianship of men who usually have the final say in all their personal matters.
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Despite Benefits, Potential Sex Education Bill Faces Social Hurdles
Conventional wisdom says that sex education will reduce the number of people watching porn, thus minimizing the occurrence of physical, sexual and psychological violence within the general community including rape, sexual abuse and sexual harassment.
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A Contradiction in Terms? Islamic Feminism and Reopening “Bab al-Ijtihad”
In the case of Egypt, the question remains — a society with a strong religious foundation that is largely opposed to secularism, could Islamic feminism help Egyptian women?
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How Far Have We Come under President Sisi’s ‘Year of the Woman’?
“Our culture in the Arab countries is an obstacle to the role of women. Therefore, this culture must be re-nurtured through education, the media, and religious institutions,” he said during his speech at the World Youth Forum in Sharm El-Sheikh this November.
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