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sgriffi2

Video: Women's rights changes in Egypt over the last two years - 0 views

http://middleeastvoices.voanews.com/2013/06/voices-womens-rights-in-egypt-re-examining-a-revolution-...This is an article from the website "Middle East Voices: Analysis, Perspectives, Conversation,...

#egypt #women #rights #feminism #equality

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

dancing for women's rights - 0 views

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/02/23/dancing-womens-rights/In February, women in Cario, Egypt organized a flash mob to raise awareness about women's rights

#womensrights #women #feminism #egypt

started by sgriffi2 on 29 Mar 15 no follow-up yet
aromo0

In Egypt, the Law itself is an Enemy of Women's Rights | Informed Comment - 0 views

www.juancole.com/...itself-womens-rights.html

law womens rights egypt

shared by aromo0 on 18 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • However, Egypt – along with most Muslim countries – incorporates a list of laws based on Islamic Sharia. Some of these are indisputable Sharia laws while others are based on individual interpretations, and both are indeed discriminatory.
  • yperez2 on 18 Mar 15
     
    This article provides laws that protect women as well as those whom only protect men. It shows the sexism between the laws for different genders.
  • pvaldez2 on 26 Jan 16
     
    Describes how the laws in Egypt are an enemy to Women's Rights. Egypt is ranked as the worst of 22 Arab states with regards to women's rights.
  • aromo0 on 04 Feb 16
     
    This article gives a brief description of laws and rules set in Egypt for women. 
pvaldez2

Egyptian women's rights groups denounce exclusion from State Council | Al Bawaba - 0 views

www.albawaba.com/...exclusion-state-council-803606

egyptian rights exclusion state council women

shared by pvaldez2 on 23 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • pvaldez2 on 23 Feb 16
     
    This article describes the discrimination by judicial bodies on women. Eleven organizations issued a joint statement condemning the continued exclusion of women from judicial positions at the council. Jobs at the council have been labelled "for men only".
yperez2

Women's Rights in Ancient Egypt - HowStuffWorks - 0 views

history.howstuffworks.com/...first-feminist1.htm

Egypt Women Rights

shared by yperez2 on 02 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • yperez2 on 02 Feb 15
     
    In ancient Egypt women were given more opportunity if they where within the upper ranks. If they were in lower class they had less rights but were still allowed to do certain things unlike Greek women.
aromo0

Former Egyptian diplomat cites progress on women's rights - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East - 0 views

www.al-monitor.com/...womens-rights-egypt-sisi.html

women rights egypt progress

shared by aromo0 on 23 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • ajonesn on 23 Feb 15
     
    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made some gestures toward women, though his overall human rights record remains controversial.
  • aromo0 on 15 Mar 16
     
    Former ambassador to South Africa and the Czech and Slovak republics is defending Egyptian government saying that it is making progress. Examples of women receiving lighter punishments feels like a win for equality.
kkerby223

YouTube Video of Wajeha Al-Huwaider - 0 views

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youtube Wajeha Al-Huwaider women rights video

shared by kkerby223 on 23 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • kkerby223 on 23 Feb 15
     
    This link is to the video made by Wajeha Al-Huwaider, a women's rights activist. In the video she states that it is women's rights day. She then discusses the issues with women's rights and where they arise from, all while driving a car which is illegal for women to do in Saudi Arabia.
kbrisba

Tunisian Women Face Challenges in Achieving Gender EqualityMorocco World News - 0 views

www.moroccoworldnews.com/...s-in-achieving-gender-equality

shared by kbrisba on 08 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • kbrisba on 08 Mar 15
     
    After January 14, 2011 the issue of equality between men and women rose. Later in 2014, Article 46 of the new Constitution guaranteed equality between the sexes and highlighted the principle of parity. "The state is committed to protecting the acquired rights of women. It supports and works to improve them..."
sambofoster

Violence Against Women Information - 0 views

www.amnestyusa.org/...ence-against-women-information

Women Violence human rights

shared by sambofoster on 06 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • sambofoster on 06 Mar 16
     
    Around the world at least one woman in every three has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Every year, violence in the home and the community devastates the lives of millions of women.
ajonesn

Women's Rights Under Threat in Iraq | Human Rights Watch - 0 views

www.hrw.org/...men-s-rights-under-threat-iraq

iraq human rights womens rights birth control

shared by ajonesn on 12 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • ajonesn on 12 Mar 15
     
    Iraq has proposed laws to make it more difficult for women to get a divorce, receive birth control, marrying laws with children. These are very similar laws that are happening in Iran.
kkerby223

Baby Steps Towards Women's Rights In Saudi Arabia - 0 views

www.thedailybeast.com/...-s-rights-in-saudi-arabia.html

abuse domestic laws women rights saudi arabia

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  • kkerby223 on 12 Mar 15
     
    This article discusses issues with the women's inequality in Saudi Arabia. One issue it discusses that I did not take into consideration yet is the domestic abuse women face by their fathers and husbands. This article takes a slightly deeper look into the way the laws against women's rights affect them.
pvaldez2

Women's rights and struggles: Five years after Jasmine revolution - 0 views

socialistresistance.org/...years-after-jasmine-revolution

rights jasmine revolution egypt women

shared by pvaldez2 on 02 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • pvaldez2 on 02 Mar 16
     
    This article is about the rights and struggles women have after the Jasmine revolution. One example is when fundamentalists wanted to legalize polygamy.
sambofoster

Women's rights do not sell - 1 views

www.dailynewsegypt.com/...womens-rights-do-not-sell

Women Rights Activism

shared by sambofoster on 23 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • pvaldez2 on 23 Feb 16
     
    This article explains some of problems that women face in Egypt and why no one talks about it. The author describes that "Women's rights do not sell", and that sexuality does. Because of this, we have TV shows and other forms of media dedicated to sexuality.
  • sambofoster on 31 Mar 16
     
    In late 2013, the Thomson Reuters Foundation conducted its third annual poll on women's rights in Arab states. 336 specialists designed the poll to assess the extent to which states adhere to key provisions of the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), which most Arab League states have signed, ratified...
yperez2

Women have emerged as key players in the Arab spring | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...women-arab-spring

shared by yperez2 on 03 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • yperez2 on 03 Mar 15
     
    Women's rights are still on the path to improvement. Many wonder what will happen. In this article this is discussed along with other important points about women being involved in the Arab Spring and still not given equality.
  • yperez2 on 03 Mar 15
     
    Women's rights are still on the path to improvement. Many wonder what will happen. In this article this is discussed along with other important points about women being involved in the Arab Spring and still not given equality.
sgriffi2

Egyptian Center for Women - 0 views

This is a very interesting source that I found when I was going through the resources on the class blog. It also has the original version of the document in Arabic on the website. It details the re...

#women #feminism #womensrights #family

started by sgriffi2 on 19 Feb 15 no follow-up yet
sambofoster

POLL-Egypt is worst Arab state for women, Comoros best - 0 views

news.trust.org/...20131108170910-qacvu

Egypt Women Sexual Harassment

shared by sambofoster on 10 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • sambofoster on 10 Feb 16
     
    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.
kkerby223

Saudi women: Pampered or oppressed - 0 views

www.cnn.com/...saudi-women-disagree-rights

men saudi arabia two sides slave

shared by kkerby223 on 12 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • kkerby223 on 12 Mar 15
     
    This article also discusses the two sides of the issue, those for equality and those against it. At the end of the article, there is an interesting perspective I have not seen yet. The perspective of a man. He claims that men are slaves to women every day. When it is worded like that it seems to some men the issue of inequality is not just an issue for women but also for men.
pvaldez2

Egypt's Women Keep Showing Power in Protest | Women's eNews - 0 views

womensenews.org/...eep-showing-power-in-protest_2

egypt women rights Cairo protesters

shared by pvaldez2 on 26 Jan 16 - No Cached
  • pvaldez2 on 26 Jan 16
     
    Describes about the protest in Egypt and what Women have to face. In March 2011, numerous protesters were rounded up and subject to "virginity tests", by officers.
  • pvaldez2 on 26 Jan 16
     
    Describes about the protest in Egypt and what Women have to face. In March 2011, numerous protesters were rounded up and subject to "virginity tests", by officers.
sgriffi2

Interactive Chart - 0 views

This interactive chart is useful because it is interactive and allows one to see in several different categories how women's rights compare in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Sub-Sah...

#women #womensrights #egypt #global #world #humanrights #civilrights #feminism

started by sgriffi2 on 03 Mar 15 no follow-up yet
yperez2

Muslim Brotherhood's Statement on Women Stirs Liberals' Fears - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...-women-stir-liberal-fears.html

shared by yperez2 on 29 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • yperez2 on 29 Mar 15
     
    Article about a statement The Muslim Brotherhood did. The statement mentioned the rights women did and did not have. Among them are the rights to inheritance and filing rape complaints on their husbands.
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