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diamond03

Egypt's deep-seated culture of sexism - 1 views

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egypt culture sexism women's rights

shared by diamond03 on 22 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Don't worry, women have smaller brains than men."
  • in the Qur'an
  • od's right given to men to command women."
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  • "Women overstate the problem
  • harassment
  • gently to ask why they thought it was OK to do it.
  • 99.3 per cent
  • nearly all of the Egyptian women
  • a sleaze-ball while she was pre
  • reported sexual harassment on a too regular basis. One even reported being whistled at by a sleaze-ball while she was pre
  • regular basis. One even reported being whistled at by a sleaze-ball while she was pre
  • deep-rooted culture of male sexism that pervades Egyptian society was clear.
  • sexual harassment law needs to be defined better
  • gender very much defines your experience of walking the streets of Egypt.
  • Twenty-eight per cent of Egyptian women reported being victims of domestic violence
  • UNESCO estimates that a third of Egyptian females will still be illiterat
  • married off at the age of just twelve or thirteen
  • experienced some form of sexual harassment
  • president Adly Mansour approved a new sexual harassment law
  • men are required to report incidents to their local police station, taking the assailant with t
  • described the law as "weak and unclear.
  • nds are too often dismayed when the
  • senior officer simply calls the husband, who takes the woman home
  • Egypt as the worst country for women's rights among twenty-two Arab League states.
  • In the short-term, the
  • propose anonymity for women
  • formed protection squads
  • Tahrir Bodyguard,
  • civil society group
  • President Al-Sisi was elected on a patronising notion of gender.
  • 2011 uprising;
  • Al-Sisi saw the role of a good Egyptian housewife as "encouraging men and children to work
  • Al-Sisi is less about burning the bra and more dousing it with dishwater.
  • His popularity amongst women's rights activists wasn't helped given that he also presented himself as a stereotypical masculine man
  • time for him to step up to the mark on women's rights.
  • diamond03 on 22 Sep 14
     
    Women in Egypt continue to fight for their rights. They continue to be abused even with laws that aim to protect them. 
mcooka

Why is Middle Eastern culture missing from Israeli schoolbooks? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse... - 0 views

www.al-monitor.com/...ture-poets-arab-countries.html

culture israeli the middle east east

shared by mcooka on 31 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • In September 2015, “​Faith and Redemption” caused an uproar in Israel as another example of the exclusion of Mizrahi culture and history from the Israeli curriculum.
  • From Shriki's perspective, the place of Mizrahi authors and thinkers in the Israeli curriculum is critical.
  • Gideon Saar, Naftali Bennett's predecessor as education minister, struggled with this same issue in 2012, when the Libi Bamizrach coalition sent him a letter protesting the exclusion of Mizrahi history, literature and cultural heritage from the curriculum.
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  • ne pages, out of a total of 400 pages, that deal with the history of Jews from Islamic lands in a textbook on the “history of the Jewish people in recent generations.” The book was used in Israeli schools for many years. Two years later, Yehuda Shenhav, a professor from Tel Aviv University, surveyed textbooks in Israel and found that not only was the scope of discussion of Jews from Islamic lands meager, its representation was erroneous and stereotypical.
  • This long checklist calls for a deep and significant change within the Israeli educational system. It also suggests that Bennett's initiative, much like earlier ones, hardly guarantees that such change will indeed take place.
  • mcooka on 31 Mar 16
     
    In the Middle East there is a lack of focus on culture in education. it focuses on the history of the "winners" and is promoting hate and ignorance in the education system. These issues have popped up before the Minister of Education since 1997. 
micklethwait

The flower men of Saudi Arabia are so violent even the police are scared to cross them ... - 0 views

www.dailymail.co.uk/...-police-scared-cross-them.html

flower men Habala KSA Saudi diversity culture

shared by micklethwait on 01 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • micklethwait on 01 Feb 15
     
    "Meet the flower men of Saudi Arabia: They've lived in a remote mountain fortresses for 2,000 years (but don't be fooled by the head-dresses - they are so violent even the police are scared of them)"
kkerby223

Living in Saudi Arabia - 0 views

www.internations.org/...living-in-saudi-arabia-15364

living saudi arabia general culture

shared by kkerby223 on 02 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • kkerby223 on 02 Mar 15
     
    The following link discusses vaguely and in general what life is like in Saudi Arabia including what entertainment is like, the limitations on women, societal norms, and culture. I was surprised to read that human activity is not allowed to be depicted in art.
nfyffe

Kurdish Men for Gender Equality - The Kurdistan Tribune - 2 views

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culture kurds iran gender

shared by nfyffe on 12 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • nfyffe on 12 Nov 14
     
    Iran uses "dressing as a Kurdish woman" as a form of punishment to disobedient Iranian civilians
nfyffe

Kurd Men for Equality: Kurdish men dress in drag to support gender equality | GlobalPost - 3 views

www.globalpost.com/...s-drag-support-gender-equality

kurds culture gender drag equality

shared by nfyffe on 12 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • nfyffe on 12 Nov 14
     
    Very funny pictures!
nfyffe

Difference Between Kurds and Arabs | Difference Between | Kurds vs Arabs - 0 views

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kurds culture arabia

shared by nfyffe on 12 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • nfyffe on 12 Nov 14
     
    Cultural differences between the Kurds and the Arabs
sgriffi2

50 Shades of Grey will not be released in Egypt - 0 views

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/02/09/fifty-shades-grey-film-boycotted-domestic-violence-anti-por...The best-selling, yet highly controversial movie will not be released in Egypt anytime soon. D...

#women #womensrights #movies #film #culture #egypt #world

started by sgriffi2 on 14 Feb 15 no follow-up yet
kkerby223

Domestic violence growing in Saudi Arabia - 0 views

www.violenceisnotourculture.org/...-violence-growing-saudi-arabia

domestic violence growing saudi arabia culture

shared by kkerby223 on 03 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • kkerby223 on 03 Apr 15
     
    Domestic violence is high in Saudi Arabia. Many cases go unreported for many reasons such as fear of the attacker and lack of punishment. If not much will be done to stop the attack then why report it. Abuse by guardians has become part of a societal norm as well making it difficult for the abused to come forward.
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