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Artist breathes life into still paintings using human canvases
At first glance, the Cairo art installation appears to be a mural in red and purple hues, of three people at a table. Then, one of the subjects pours bright pin
By Reuters
Sunday 05-03-2017 09:08 PM
Egypt’s Al-Azhar entirely rejects proposal to end verbal divorce
Egypt’s largest religious institution, Al Azhar, has thrown its weight behind the view that ending verbal divorce is both inadmissible and unnecessary.
By Aswat Masriya
Thursday 09-02-2017 12:37 PM
Egyptian rights defender to receive 'Alternative Nobel Prize' in Cairo on March 25
The Right Livelihood Foundation has set March 25 - 26 to give Egyptian Feminist and human rights defender Mozn Hassan its award , which is dubbed as the "Altern
By Aswat Masriya
Friday 03-02-2017 04:37 PM
Egyptian women with HIV hide from social stigma in silence
Nearly five years ago, when Safaa* was 26 and a mother of two, she discovered that she had HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) - a disease which destroys the im
By Menna Zaki
Friday 27-01-2017 02:46 PM
Unemployment rate among women exceeds 25% - Labour minister
CAIRO, Jan 20 (Aswat Masriya) - Minister of Labour Mohamed Saafan said in press statements on Thursday the unemployment percentage among women exceeds 25%, "whi
By Aswat Masriya
Friday 20-01-2017 11:49 AM
Egypt's Basma Abdel Aziz among Foreign Policy’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers
Egyptian novelist Basma Abdel Aziz has been named as one of Foreign Policy magazine’s 100 Global Thinkers for 2016 for "telling an Orwellian tale".
By Aswat Masriya
Tuesday 13-12-2016 02:05 PM
Egypt moves up four spots in gender gap index
Egypt moved up four spots in the Global Gender Gap report as it ranked 132 out 144 instead of 136 in 2015.
By Aswat Masriya
Thursday 27-10-2016 06:03 PM
Egypt court releases mother of Suez FGM girl, postpones trial to November
The Suez Criminal Court released on Wednesday the mother of 17-year old Mayar Mousa who died during an Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) operation in May.
By Aswat Masriya
Thursday 20-10-2016 01:08 PM
Women council to file complaint against MP for proposing college virginity tests
Egypt's National Council for Women will file a complaint against MP who proposed that female students undergo virginity tests before being admitted to college.
By Aswat Masriya
Sunday 02-10-2016 01:55 PM
Egypt's female powerlifters (Interactive file)
Egypt's female powerlifters scooped up five out of 12 medals won at this year's Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro.
By Aswat Masriya
Thursday 22-09-2016 02:19 PM
Mozn Hassan, Nazra receive 'Alternative Nobel Prize'
Nazra for Feminist Studies, along with its Founder Mozn Hassan, received the 2016 Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize."
By Aswat Masriya
Thursday 22-09-2016 11:40 AM
Anti-sexual harassment groups absent from the streets during Eid
Anti-sexual harassment initiatives and movements are absent from the streets for Eid due to the difficulty of receiving permits from the interior ministry
By Jihad Abaza
Wednesday 14-09-2016 06:43 PM
Anti- sexual harassment initiative to kick-off alongside Eid al-Adha
New anti-sexual harassment initiative entitled "Aman," aims to end sexual harassment and prove security and safety for women in Egypt
By Aswat Masriya
Thursday 01-09-2016 04:48 PM
