Egypt 'worst for women' out of 22 countries in Arab world
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Egypt- Worst country for women in all 22 Arab Nations - 0 views
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There are whole villages on the outskirts of Cairo and elsewhere where the bulk of economic activity is based on trafficking in women and forced marriages
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high rates of female genital mutilation and a growth in conservative Islamist groups contributed to the low ranking.
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A study found that 99.3% of women were subjected to sexual harassment in Egypt. Forced marriages and human trafficking were also stated to highly affect the women.
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Egypt is said to be one of the worst places for women. Women experience everyday harassment including sexual harassment.
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Egypt is now the worst country for women's rights in the Arab world, according to a poll of experts on gender issues in 22 Arab states.
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More than in any other country, Iraq's future is intimately bound up with the fate of self-styled Islamic State (IS).
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Territory that was lost in a day or two is taking many months to claw painfully back.
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But even if initially successful, such an ambitious project, indeed, any further moves to oust IS, could go badly wrong if the foundations are not sound
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POLL-Egypt is worst Arab state for women, Comoros best - 0 views
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Egypt worst for women's rights in poll of 22 Arab states Iraq more dangerous for women than under Saddam Hussein Small steps in Saudi Arabia but women still second class Syria's war and discriminatory laws curtail women's rights Comoros first for giving women political and economic rights LONDON, Nov 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sexual harassment, high rates of female genital cutting and a surge in violence and Islamist feeling after the Arab Spring uprisings have made Egypt the worst country in the Arab world to be a woman, a poll of gender experts showed on Tuesday.
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