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Women on the Frontline: The Anti-Sexual Violence Movement in Egypt Ten Years After the Revolution

2021Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHabiba AbdelaalPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyWomen Affairs
February 08, 2021 15:07 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Habiba Abdelaal Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/women-on-the-frontline-the-anti-sexual-violence-movement-in-egypt-ten-years-after-the-revolution/ Ten years after the revolution, Egyptian women are still raising their voices against sexual assaults and harassment, especially over social media platforms. This...

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The unlikely success of Egypt’s 2011 revolution: A revived women’s movement

2021Atlantic CouncilCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperSara KhorshidWomen Affairs
January 27, 2021 15:18 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Sara Khorshid Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-unlikely-success-of-egypts-2011-revolution-a-revived-womens-movement/ There was a time when the women’s cause was not a priority for many Egyptians concerned about the country’s woes. Prior to the 2011 uprising, it was common to believe that all Egyptians outside the ruling...

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Let justice be done: Respect for women’s land rights in the Middle East and North Africa

2020Amal KandeelEgyptHuman RightsMiddle East InstitutePaperWomen Affairs
December 28, 2020 15:02 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Amal Kandeel Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/let-justice-be-done-respect-womens-land-rights-middle-east-and-north-africa Ownership of economic resources is integral to exercising agency and to assuring the human security needed to live free from fear, want, and indignity. In agrarian societies, land and its natural resources are...

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Her Honor Setting the Bar: Fighting for Equality in Egypt’s Judiciary

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsOmnia GadallaPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyWomen Affairs
October 02, 2020 14:15 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Omnia Gadalla Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/her-honor-setting-the-bar-fighting-for-equality-in-egypts-judiciary/ From time to time, the media covers the appointment of Egyptian women judges, celebrating their promotions into the ranks of the judiciary and displaying it as a step towards female empowerment and...

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Egypt: Spate of ‘Morality’ Prosecutions of Women

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchPaperWomen Affairs
August 17, 2020 14:29 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/17/egypt-spate-morality-prosecutions-women Egyptian authorities have since late April 2020 carried out an abusive campaign targeting female social media influencers on charges that violate their rights to privacy, freedom of expression, and nondiscrimination, Human Rights Watch said today...

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Egypt’s TikTok Crackdown and “Family Values”

2020Basil El-DabhCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyWomen Affairs
August 14, 2020 13:43 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Basil El-Dabh Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-tiktok-crackdown-and-family-values/ This past month, the Economic Court in Cairo sentenced two women, Haneen Hossam and Mawada al-Adham, to two years in prison and a fine of 300,000 Egyptian pounds ($18,750) each, on charges of “violating family values and...

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The Controversy of Banning Niqab in Public in Egypt

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptHuman RightsIshak IbrahimPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyWomen Affairs
April 28, 2020 14:38 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/the-controversy-of-banning-niqab-in-public-in-egypt/ Calls for banning the niqab (the full face veil) in public places and state institutions in Egypt have recently re-emerged, gaining momentum after the High Administrative Court rendered a final judgment this past...

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World Report 2020 | Events of 2019

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchMilitary AffairsMinoritiesPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinaiWomen AffairsYouth
January 21, 2020 19:09 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link:  https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/egypt The Egyptian government in 2019 passed constitutional amendments that were approved in an unfair referendum in April. The amendments consolidate authoritarian rule, undermine the judiciary’s dwindling independence, and expand the military’s power to intervene...

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Trends and Patterns of Women’s Enterpreneurship in Egypt

2019Ali RashedEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperReham RizkWomen Affairs
November 30, 2019 19:32 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Reham Rizk and Ali Rashed Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/trends-and-patterns-of-womens-enterpreneurship-in-egypt/   This paper conducts a detailed analysis of the trends and patterns of women’s role in household non-agricultural enterprises in Egypt. The paper uses the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS)...

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Rural Women in Egypt: Opportunities and Vulnerabilities

2019Caitlyn KeoCaroline KrafftCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptLuca FediPaperWomen Affairs
October 31, 2019 21:27 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s):  Caitlyn Keo, Caroline Krafft and Luca Fedi Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/rural-women-in-egypt-opportunities-and-vulnerabilities/ This paper investigates the lives and livelihoods of rural women in Egypt. Rural women have lower economic participation, by standard measures, than urban women or men. This paper introduced additional...

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The Evolution of Labor Supply in Egypt from 1988-2018: A Gendered Analysis

2019Caitlyn KeoCaroline KrafftEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRagui AssaadWomen Affairs
October 31, 2019 19:36 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft, Ragui Assaad and Caitlyn Keo Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-evolution-of-labor-supply-in-egypt-from-1988-2018-a-gendered-analysis/ This paper investigates the character of labor supply and especially female labor force participation in Egypt and its evolution over the thirty-year span from 1988 to 2018 using...

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Supporting Women’s Livelihoods in Egypt: Opportunities and Challenges

2019Caroline KrafftCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEgyptEmma KettleHuman RightsPaperWomen Affairs
October 31, 2019 18:54 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft and Emma Kettle Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/supporting-womens-livelihoods-in-egypt-opportunities-and-challenges/ In a nutshell: Egyptian women, especially rural women, have low economic participation by standard measures. Standard measures under-estimate the economic engagement of rural women. Married women work a...

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