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Egypt Electionnaire - 0 views

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    This is an updated lists of amendments made to Egyptian law regarding divorce in marriage. It is published by the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information.
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The Divorcée Stigma That's Alive and Well | D. A. Wolf - 0 views

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stigma divorce united states women's womens rights

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    This is an interesting read from a United States woman point of view on the social stigma of being divorced. It is a great article to compare to the social stigma on divorce in Egypt, which is much more harsh.
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Muslim Women Fight to Redefine Islam as a Religion of Equality - 0 views

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    Tired of being told Islam dictates their subservience to men, Muslim women are reclaiming their religion for themselves. With equality in the religious life, many women hope to regain equality in their social and professional lives as well.
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Egyptian Stigma on Divorce - 0 views

www.dailynewsegypt.com/...n-the-social-stigma-of-divorce

divorce womens rights egypt

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    Women recall their experiences on divorce. Terms such as embarrassing and traumatizing are used. This a great article that displays how controlled women are in marriages that they do not want to be in and what happens after the divorce.
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Egypt's Nationality Laws Are Sexist: Men Can Pass on Nationality to Their Wives, While ... - 0 views

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    While Egyptian men could pass on their nationality to their wives, Egyptian women don't have the same right. One Twitter user, Salma El-Daly, vows to fight this law. She wanted to pass her Egyptian nationality on to her husband, who is British, but soon found out this was illegal for women, but not for men.
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    While Egyptian men could pass on their nationality to their wives, Egyptian women don't have the same right. One Twitter user, Salma El-Daly, vows to fight this law. She wanted to pass her Egyptian nationality on to her husband, who is British, but soon found out this was illegal for women, but not for men.
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Yemeni Child Nada (who Fled Forced Marriage) & Egyptian Cleric DEBATE CHILD MARRIAG... - 0 views

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child forced marriage egyptian debate

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    This shocking video is of an interview of a young child who was married off at the age of 10, to a 26 year old man. She describes marriage as servitude. Luckily, this is her story of fleeing the marriage 1 week before it being real.
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www.dailynewsegypt.com/...d-i-am-child-marriage-in-egypt

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    A compelling story about a young girl in Egypt who was married before the age of 17. When asked by others, she does not even know the age she is now. She
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Women in Upper Egypt - المرأة في صعيد مصر - YouTube - 0 views

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    Another video that shows the story of the same female in the other youtube video. This one focuses on child marriage and the age gaps between children and the men they are forced to marry.
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How I escaped forced marriage in Egypt - YouTube - 0 views

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    This is a nice video that shows the journey of a young female in Egypt. She escaped her own personal hell of what would have been arranged marriage after years of abuse.
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Arranged marriage in Egypt - YouTube - 0 views

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    This is an insightful video that shows directly into the lives of women in Egypt who have been victims of arranged marriage in their families. One is much more of a positive outlook on arranged marriage, while the other shows exactly what a woman can go through in a bad marriage.
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How Egypt is keeping its women trapped in zombie society - Your Middle East - 0 views

www.yourmiddleeast.com/...rapped-in-zombie-society_26800

Egypt womens rights zombies

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    I enjoyed this article because it uses terminology that is not typically associated with this topic. The author compares Egyptian women to zombies, stating that they must "play-dead" or be "obliterated and shunned."
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Tuition in America-a Fable for Egyptian Education? - 0 views

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tuition america egyptian education

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    I really enjoyed this article. It talks about major flaws as well as positivity from the American education system, comparing it to the education system in Egypt. It focuses more on the tuition in Universities and how that affects young students.
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Why Educating Girls Should Be a Priority for Arab States - 0 views

www.brookings.edu/...ternational-womens-day-jalbout

womens rights education arab states girls

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    In light of International Women's Day on March 8, Maysa Jalbout calls for Arab leaders to increase efforts to extend access to education to girls in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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Egypt minister Ghada Wali wants to make a difference for Arab women - 0 views

english.alarabiya.net/...difference-for-Arab-women.html

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    Ghada Wali, a female minister from Egypt, wants to make a difference in Egypt, but also the rest of the Arab world in the matter of education and women's involvement in society.
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Egyptian woman lived as man for 40 years to support daughter - 0 views

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    Sisa took on male identity after her husband s death in order to find work to support her daughter. This lasted for 40 years. She is not up for a presidential award.
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    Young boys are asked why they think women get harassed in the streets. The answers are shocking.
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Exposing the Secret of Domestic Abuse in Egypt | Egyptian Streets - 0 views

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domestic abuse egyptian streets

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    By Reem Abdellatif, freelance journalist It wasn't easy growing up as a teenage Muslim girl, with a father who thought he owned your body just because he put a roof over your head or food on the table. Not just that-this was a Muslim man who perverted the teachings of his own religion to justify. A very recent article.
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Al-Mus'haf Al-Murattal [Egyptian Radio Recordings] - Sûrat At-Talaq (The... - 0 views

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egyptian radio recordings

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    Radio recording about divorce in Egypt.
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Why Divorce is Difficult for Egyptian Women - 0 views

academic.aucegypt.edu/...vorce-difficult-egyptian-women

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    A good article with a real life story and examples into the life of an unhappy Egyptian woman, stuck in a marriage that she does not want to be in.
  • ajonesn on 23 Mar 15
     
    A good article with a real life story and examples into the life of an unhappy Egyptian woman, stuck in a marriage that she does not want to be in.
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allAfrica.com: Egypt: Discrimination By Law - 0 views

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    Many Islamic laws truly promote discrimination against women.
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