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NGOs lose ground in Sisi's Egypt | openDemocracy - 0 views
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NGO's in Egypt are now required to register under law 84/2002 but this law restricts the movement, development, and funding of NGO's. Speculations are that the government is attempting to downsize the number of NGO's in Egypt.
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On women in Egypt: Equality doesn't mean justice - Daily News Egypt - 0 views
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“Women in society”
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“Women in the economy”
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“Women in the family”
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“Reproductive rights”
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Violence against
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women”
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The study showed that 99.3% of Egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment.
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Egypt's deep-seated culture of sexism - 1 views
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Don't worry, women have smaller brains than men."
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in the Qur'an
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od's right given to men to command women."
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"Women overstate the problem
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harassment
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gently to ask why they thought it was OK to do it.
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99.3 per cent
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nearly all of the Egyptian women
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a sleaze-ball while she was pre
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reported sexual harassment on a too regular basis. One even reported being whistled at by a sleaze-ball while she was pre
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regular basis. One even reported being whistled at by a sleaze-ball while she was pre
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deep-rooted culture of male sexism that pervades Egyptian society was clear.
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sexual harassment law needs to be defined better
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gender very much defines your experience of walking the streets of Egypt.
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Twenty-eight per cent of Egyptian women reported being victims of domestic violence
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UNESCO estimates that a third of Egyptian females will still be illiterat
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married off at the age of just twelve or thirteen
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experienced some form of sexual harassment
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president Adly Mansour approved a new sexual harassment law
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men are required to report incidents to their local police station, taking the assailant with t
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described the law as "weak and unclear.
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nds are too often dismayed when the
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senior officer simply calls the husband, who takes the woman home
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Egypt as the worst country for women's rights among twenty-two Arab League states.
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In the short-term, the
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propose anonymity for women
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formed protection squads
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Tahrir Bodyguard,
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civil society group
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President Al-Sisi was elected on a patronising notion of gender.
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2011 uprising;
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Al-Sisi saw the role of a good Egyptian housewife as "encouraging men and children to work
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Al-Sisi is less about burning the bra and more dousing it with dishwater.
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His popularity amongst women's rights activists wasn't helped given that he also presented himself as a stereotypical masculine man
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time for him to step up to the mark on women's rights.
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Women in Egypt continue to fight for their rights. They continue to be abused even with laws that aim to protect them.
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Egypt: Al-Sisi Ascendant | The Economist - 0 views
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General Al-Sisi, who took over Egypt after a coup against the Muslim Brotherhood is set to address the UN General Assembly on September 25th. His first 100 days in office has seen economic growth and increasing political stability. His government has increased fuel prices to curb the deficit and set out on a project to double the capacity of the Suez canal. With rising turmoil in the Middle East, Egypt has made its return as a moderating force. However the general's reliance on heavy-handed police forces to quell uprising and the continued holding of political prisoners continues to draw ire. To counter this he has released high profile prisoners and may revisit the anti-protest law.
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Gallows Humor: Political Satire in Sisi's Egypt by Jonathan Guyer - Guernica / A Magazi... - 0 views
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Illustrators capture the everyday challenges Egyptians face,
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illiterate
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transcending cultural, class-based, and generational barriers.
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hift the narrative
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not just
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reach a wide audience
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outine struggles of life in Cairo.
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hree political factions
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epresent Egypt speak with one voice.
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ndeel and Anwa
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launched an alt-comics zine called Tok Tok,
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Egyptian millennials.
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his powerlessness and his complicity in state-sponsored violence.
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“‘This is a stupid regime that is in control right now,’”
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cartoons
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Morsi overstepped
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We all knew this was going to happen,”
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everyone realized that the army was planning something.”
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Mocking the armed forces has been taboo
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since
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President Gamal Abdul Nasser
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Andeel wrote about the anthem for Mada Masr,
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military was asked by the people to rise up against Morsi.
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implies
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“Bless your hands”
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77-year-old Moustafa Hussein serve
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baseline for the nationalist narrative.
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executive stained with blood
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youth of the revolution have come to support a new authoritarianism.
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underlining
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“I would have had to very intensely water down my language, be way more patient and pragmatic to deliver my message.”
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dozens of cartoons
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ortraying the Muslim Brotherhood as violent, activating the terrorist trope
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“The most important thing to me are regular people,”
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“Winter After the Protest Law.”
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everyone is at risk when authorities arbitrarily crack down on public demonstrations.
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This article follows a cartoonist from Al-Masry Al-Youm a private newspaper in Egypt
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President of Egypt wants wider anti-IS campaign - 0 views
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President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Cairo this Saturday (September 13, 2014). He said that the US coalition to defeat the Islamist State should also combat "terrorist hotbeds" across the Middle East and Africa. Egypt, unlike many other countries in the area, has supported the United State's anti-IS military action. -
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Cairo this Saturday (September 13, 2014). He said that the US coalition to defeat the Islamist State should also combat "terrorist hotbeds" across the Middle East and Africa. Egypt, unlike many other countries in the area, has supported the United State's anti-IS military action.
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Islamists Aren't the Obstacle | Foreign Affairs - 0 views
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A minority of the population -- 26 percent of Tunisians and 28 percent of Egyptians -- believes that Islam should play a large role in government.
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Islamist parties received considerable support in both countries' recent elections -- not only because there is a broad ideological affinity for Islamism among the population but also because of Islamist parties' effective campaigning.
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Both secularists and Islamists associate democracy with economic prosperity
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When asked about the most important feature of a democracy, 69 percent of Egyptians and 32 percent of Tunisians put providing people with basic necessities or narrowing the gap between rich and poor at the top of their lists.
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On a related note, Islamist parties have shown a remarkable ability to maintain their base.
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Tunisia has fared better than Egypt so far in the post-Arab Spring transition, with less violence, fewer demonstrations, and greater political stability. This is in part because challenges are easier to confront in a country of only 11 million, 98 percent of whom are Sunni Muslim, compared to the more diverse and populous Egypt. But Tunisia's success is primarily a result of its stronger institutions, which provide a conduit for political debate.
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Egypt's institutions are weak and have been routinely undermined by entrenched interests. The countries' different geopolitical situations play a role here. Tunisia's minimal strategic importance means that foreign countries have less reason to intervene. But Egypt's proximity to Israel and the Palestinian territories, its 1979 peace treaty with Israel, and its role as an intermediary between Israel and Hamas make its political developments important to Israel and the United States. Consequently, Egypt is vulnerable to foreign interference, particularly to attempts to prop up its military. Furthermore, beyond serving as a pillar to Egypt's authoritarian regimes, the Egyptian military has significant business interests and accounts for ten to 30 percent of Egypt's gross domestic product.
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Egyptians, in fact, are no more religious than Tunisians.
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Many onlookers claim that Egypt's more tumultuous post-revolution trajectory is because of the country's legacy of religiosity and Islamism.
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Egypt's judicial branch, which is also more powerful than Tunisia's, has at times undermined democratic processes.
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Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that the Islamist-dominated parliament and the Constituent Assembly it elected were unconstitutional, because Islamist parties contested seats intended for independent candidates. The move polarized the country and pushed the executive branch to take extreme measures.
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Egyptian democracy is undermined by the inability of institutions to address citizens' demands and the impulse of powerful actors to interfere, not by the divide between Islamists and secularists. Institutions in Egypt fail to provide a meaningful forum for debate. As a result, violent street protesters and extremist sheiks are gaining power.
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U.S. policy must support institutions rather than actors, and processes rather than outcomes, in order to help Egypt and Tunisia achieve their democratic potential.
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The Council on Foreign Relations published an article about democratization in the middle east and the major obstacles that are present in the process. While most assume Islamists and Islamic embedded institutions are the root of the delayed democratic transition, the problems are much bigger than that. While Islamist regimes do indeed stunt the growth of democratic progress in terms of creating a stable government, Arab countries struggle with economic and social factors as well. The Arab Spring Revolutions have caused economic and social degradation across the region, resulting in a road block of political leadership. Without a reliable and capable government structure, the states are unable to progress economically. However, in order to have a stable government, social and economic institutions must be in place to create this capitalist economy that they strive for. Because most wealth resides in oil, the revenue that the states bring in isn't distributed properly throughout society and is concentrated within few business elites. The article stresses that instead of foreign aid going into the hands of an unstable leader or regime, it should be invested in institutions in order to spur economic growth and eliminate corruption. Rather than focusing on the Islamist-secularist divide, the world should be working towards the strengthening of institutions to create a stable foundation for governance.
SODIC to invest up to $2.5bn in Egypt real estate - Daily News Egypt - 0 views
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Blair's doctrine in Egypt: the 'anti-terrorism' industry and counter-revolution | Middl... - 0 views
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This article on Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the UK, talks about how he is now advising Sisi in Egypt on "economic reform". This article critiques Blair's message by saying that his "anti-terrorism" tactics are actually preventing Egypt from moving forward, it just promotes the status quo. This article goes on to talk about how to control state terrorism and non-state terrorism. The argument is that terrorism is a reaction, and when you have nothing to legitimize terrorism as a reaction to non-state issues, what can you do? Basically this article outlines what the UK thinks Egypt should do to regain stabilization after the uprisings.
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Egypt's 1984 - Sada - 1 views
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silence opposition voices, and consolidate control over the body politic
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unprecedented authoritarian measures into law.
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military tribunals to try civilians accused of offenses such as blocking roads or attacking public property,
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llows the military to assist police in guarding public facilities, including power stations, gas pipelines, railway stations, roads, and bridges.
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NGOs in Egypt are bracing for a crackdown next month.
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ew powers to expel students or fire professors suspected of “crimes that disturb the educational process”
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at least eleven journalists are behind bars in Egypt,
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professors and deans to choose their own leadership through elections.
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media outlets also continue to come under fire from the government.
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hauled before state security prosecutors and interrogated for fourteen hours after the paper declared it would publish investigation records into alleged fraud in the 2012 presidential election.
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halting the publication of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s
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veto their board decisions, and it imposes harsher penalties of up to three years in prison for such infractions as operating
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privately owned daily newspapers signed a statement supporting the government in its war on terror and pledging not to criticize state institutions.
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Privately-owned Al-Nahar station banned television host Mahmoud Saad from his nightly show,
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This is an article from sada discussing how Egypt is comparative to the book "1984". In it is discusses how the government is not allowing for the media to criticize state institutions, and taking many journalists into custody.
Violence against women in Egypt - 0 views
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Egypt minister Ghada Wali wants to make a difference for Arab women - 0 views
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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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Can Egypt's tourism industry get back on track after Sinai crash? - Al-Monitor: the Pul... - 0 views
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Egypt's tourism sector has plumeted since the Russian airplane crashed due to an alleged ISIS bombing on the plane. British and Russian planes had then placed a ban on all flight to Egypt, which is about 70% of tourism in Egypt. Egypt has now created a campaign called "This is Egypt" to try and revamp its tourism sector.
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How the education system in Egypt works | A World At School - 0 views
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All levels of education are free within any government-run schools - there are great differences in educational attainment between the rich and the poor, also known as the “wealth gap”.
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Generally speaking, there are two types of government schools: Arabic Schools and Experimental Language.
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75 students per class for some of them.
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Ordinary schools
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Language schools
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Religious schools
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nternational schools
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n 2010, a total of 2,646,000 students were enrolled across all tertiary levels. They attended one of 23 public universities, including Al-Azhar University, the oldest continuously running university in the world. There are 19 private universities; 18 public institutes of higher education and 81 private higher institutes.
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verall literacy rate in Egypt is 72%
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80.3% for males and 63.5% for females
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educe gender disparity in education and to achieve the 2015 Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education
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This goes into the education systems in Egypt. This discusses the past times of children as well while they are in school. The education system is relatively free if attending a government-run school.
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Making Egypt's Streets Safe for Women - The New York Times - 0 views
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This article in 2015, describes what women face everyday on Egypt streets. Eman Helal often wears a gas mask and helmet when she photographs protests. She knowns that this protective gear provides her an extra level of security from men in public. It has been said that physical attacks on women by groups of men have increased in Egypt since the start of the Arab Spring.
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Egypt issues media coverage rules for parliamentary elections - Egypt Elections 2015 - ... - 0 views
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This article discusses Egypt's parliamentary elections in relation to the media. For this election there was a set of rules/restrictions issued for the media when covering content that related to the election. -
This article discusses Egypt's parliamentary elections in relation to the media. For this election there was a set of rules/restrictions issued for the media when covering content that related to the election.
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Women in Graffiti: A Tribute to the Women of Egypt | suzeeinthecity - 1 views
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We participated as Egyptians first, not as women, in January 25
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This was an important line for the author because it encapsulates the way all women of the revolution feel: that they are not just women. They are Egyptians that are fighting for change.
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VOICES: Women's Rights in Egypt - Re-examining a Revolution | Middle East Voices - 1 views
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The setbacks women experienced since the Muslim Brotherhood gained political power vary, from the approval of a constitution that lacks a clear statement on women’s rights
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istorical feminist figure Doriya Shafiq from school textbooks.
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he Women Deliver conference, coined as the largest meeting of the decade focused on the health and rights of women and girls.
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I’m not defending the Islamists, but I’m saying that the general mood around the world is more conservative. And this is clear in particular in the case of anything related to women, whether rights or services or freedom
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Tallawy pointed out that in Egypt the political hurdles are intensified by a strong wave of anti-female sentiment where women’s actions are policed at all times, coupled with a decreased emphasis on education in favor of marriage and homemaking.
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women’s causes is further hindered by the fact that non-governmental organizations operate within a framework of harsh government restrictions and a perpetual lack of funding. But she also believes that women’s rights groups have not changed their ways enough since the revolution, often working in a reactionary way rather than developing new ideas or tackling the deeper issues.
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So we have more work to do on the real common issues between all women, and to develop their sense of empowerment to make choices, set their own priorities, and express themselves well.”
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more on-the-ground interaction and research will be required. The second consideration, Abouzeid believes, must be the high rates of illiteracy, which can be addressed by utilizing audiovisual media campaigns, along with changing a media culture dismissive of women and their plight.
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The article from June of 2013 addresses the issues women face in Egypt and the causes of those issues. The article reflects on the need for women to identify the roots of their injustices and seek opportunities to prevent further restrictions on their rights. The article concludes by recognizing the means that will work best for encouraging women to pursue their rights, such as sing audiovisual media campaigning as well as well as developing "their sense of empowerment to make choices." - ...1 more comment...
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This article mentions setbacks in the progress to women rights. These include setbacks by the government and societal norms within the culture. -
This article mentions setbacks in the progress to women rights. These include setbacks by the government and societal norms within the culture.
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Re-examining a revolution that is needed in order to create a better environment for women. The Muslim Brotherhood coming into power damaged women's rights.