February 19, 2017

Suspects implicated in assault on Coptic Minya woman referred to trial

Three men implicated in the May 2015 assault on an elderly Coptic woman in the village of Karm in Minya were indicted on Wednesday when a […]
February 15, 2017

Stopping the Female Genital Mutilation Vicious Circle

By: UNDP in EGYPT “I dragged her from her hands to put her on the bed. She was trying to escape but her screaming and crying […]
February 13, 2017

Indigenous women take to radio to say, ‘no more violence’ in Nicaragua

“It makes us happy that we hear the men from our communities are listening to the radio and saying ‘no more violence’ and acknowledging that women […]
February 11, 2017

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

By UNESCO.org : Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO This International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an opportunity for all to […]
February 11, 2017

Arab States build consensus on accelerating women´s economic empowerment ahead of CSW

By UN WOMEN : Ahead of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, governments of the Arab States region met to prepare a common position […]
February 11, 2017

Russian newspaper tells women to be ‘proud of their bruises’ as state partially decriminalised domestic violence

One of Russia’s most popular newspapers has told women to be “proud of their bruises”, as the country partially decriminalises domestic abuse. The article, published by Komsomolskaya Pravda, […]
February 8, 2017

The girls spearheading roller derby’s revival in Egypt

by (CNN) _After a busy working day, Rahma Diab makes her way to Cairo’s International stadium. Boots strapped, helmet fastened, mouth guard in place, she braces […]
February 7, 2017

Statement by UN Women on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February 2017

While there has been an overall decline in the prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) across countries, this progress is likely to be offset by rapid […]
February 6, 2017

Egyptian female volleyball team won African cup for 2017

Egyptian females” volleyball team” achieved a great victory by beating Tunisia in the final and Egypt confirm their qualification to the World championship.
December 7, 2016

“Mother of The Girls, Never at Ease”

By: Mageda Mahmoud – Editor-in-chief of Hawaa’ Magazine This is what our ancestors said in the folklore, whose proverbs and saying were never far off reality […]
December 4, 2016

FGM: Butchery Not Chastity

BY: KHALED MOUNTASER Sixteen years into the twenty first century, nonetheless some people in Egypt still retain a persistent medieval mentality. They still believe in the […]
November 30, 2016

Violence against women

Crimes behinds closed doors By Baheega Hassan- A reporter     In her extraordinary novel “ The bastard of Istanbul”, Elif Safak, Turkish author,  reveals what […]