Criminalization of Gender-Based Violence: A Legal Obligation

Source: Wilson Center Author(s): Moushira Khattab Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/criminalization-gender-based-violence-legal-obligation The COVID-19 pandemic, which spread worldwide in early in 2020, heightened the already grave risks widely faced by women across the MENA region. Women’s rights organizations, helplines, and shelters for survivors of domestic violence...

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Egyptian Women: The Gap Between the Haves and the Have Nots

Source: Wilson Center Author(s): Moushira Khattab Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/egyptian-women-the-gap-between-the-haves-and-the-have-nots It’s hard to talk about the status of Egyptian women in any sector without addressing the gap between the haves and the have nots. While some women continue to make headlines, others are stuck in the doldrums of living below the...

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Moushira Khattab

Moushira Mahmoud Khattab, Ph.D is an Egyptian human rights activist, former politician & diplomat. She is the former Minister of Family & Population of Egypt, Former Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador of Egypt to the Republic of South Africa, the Czech Republic and Slovakia as well serving in Egypt’s diplomatic missions in Australia, Hungary,

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Egypt’s Fight Against FGM: Is There Hope After All?

Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Moushira Khattab Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/egypts-fight-against-fgm-there-hope-after-all Overview: On January 26, 2015, an Egyptian court handed a physician a two-year prison sentence with hard labor, a fine, and the closure of his clinic for one year. The ruling is the first of its kind since a law banned female genital mutilation...

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