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The Changing Role of First Lady's in Egypt - 0 views

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/835/sc89.htmThis source is an article that looks at six different first ladies over the last century. It talks about how the women were once simply figureheads but h...

#women #womensrights #civilrights #world #history

started by sgriffi2 on 03 Mar 15 no follow-up yet
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Tunisia's Political Pluralism - 1 views

http://www.albawaba.com/blog_roundup/tunisias-political-pluralism-662028This source talks about the success that Egypt has made in the political field since the Arab Spring. It talks about the role...

#world #politics

started by sgriffi2 on 03 Mar 15 no follow-up yet
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Literacy in Egypt - 0 views

Although this is not specific to women, there are definitely corresponding factors. In 1995, the literacy rate was 51.4, 2003 it was 57.7, 2005, just before the Arab Spring it was at 71.4 which sho...

#egypt #equality #women #womensrights #world #literacy

started by sgriffi2 on 03 Mar 15 no follow-up yet
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FGM - 0 views

While doing research on women's rights in Egypt I came across the term "female genital mutilation" which is something we have all heard of, but I had not thought about this concept lately, nor in t...

#egypt #women #womensrights #feminism #equality

started by sgriffi2 on 03 Mar 15 no follow-up yet
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Mona Eltahawy- Columnist - 0 views

I found the website of the female writer Mona Eltahawy. On her website it says "during the 18-day revolution that toppled Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, she appeared on most major media outlets, ...

#women #womensrights #egypt

started by sgriffi2 on 03 Mar 15 no follow-up yet
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Interactive Chart - 0 views

This 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-Sahara Africa, ...

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

started by sgriffi2 on 03 Mar 15 no follow-up yet
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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
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Movie about the Treatment of Women in Egytian Prisons - 0 views

In conjunction with the other article I posted about the treatment of Egyptian women in prison, I found an article about a movie that was made about the issue to spread awareness and hopefully lead...

#women #womensrights #equality #egypt #movies #film

started by sgriffi2 on 22 Feb 15 no follow-up yet
jshnide

Hamas Origins and History - 1 views

Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya ("Islamic Resistance Movement") or Hamas is an anti-Israeli Islamic group and is considered to be one of the two major political parties in Palestine.

israel palestine hamas terror

started by jshnide on 28 Jan 15 no follow-up yet
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