Women’s rights

Women’s battle with Egypt’s State Council continues

The State Council refused to look into an appeal to appoint women as judges, despite constitutional texts stressing the equality between men and women in assuming public posts.

Egypt

Cairo women ride in peace with first female bus driver

New driver Umm Abdalla's all-female passengers can breathe easy as she navigates her full-size bus through Giza traffic.

Egypt

Palestinian artist urges women to talk about sexual harassment

A project by artist Yasmeen Mjalli encourages Palestinian women to raise their voices against sexual harassment and abuse.

Palestine

New phone app helps Egyptian women fight sexual harassment

A group of young Egyptians has developed a mobile phone app to fight sexual harassment by helping women identify and avoid harassment as well as deal with its aftermath.

Egypt

Syria's Arab, Kurdish women join forces to fight for future

Scores of Arab women are joining the Kurdish Women’s Protection Units in Syria as they see an opportunity to improve their lives and the lives of future generations of women.

Syria

Former Salafi cleric stuns Morocco with calls for gender equality

Since his release from prison in Morocco, former hardcore Salafist Mohamed Abdelwahab al-Rafiqi has become a controversial figure with his calls for equality in inheritance rights.

Morocco

Egyptian feminist band gives voice to country's women

All-female band Bnt Al Masarwa is turning the oppression of Egyptian women into songs to raise awareness of their discrimination.

Egypt

Lebanese women entrepreneurs push for success

The Lebanese League for Women in Business is launching projects encouraging women to open their own businesses.

Lebanon

Female grapplers take it to the mat in Egypt

The first Egyptian women to wrestle professionally are breaking taboos and fighting for recognition.

Egypt

Egyptian women speak out amid global focus on sexual harassment

While social media campaigns are giving voice to many hitherto voiceless women in Egypt, much remains to be done about sexual harassment in the country.

Egypt

Egypt's female performance groups on the rise

All female dance groups in Egypt are becoming more popular at weddings and other cultural gatherings, but still must conform with society's conservative beliefs on music.

Egypt

Egyptian initiative spotlights women's rights through film

Through her Women’s Cinema initiative, Egyptian parliamentarian Mona Mounir hopes to raise awareness of women's issues and provide a platform for women to discuss sensitive topics.

Egypt