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International Women's Day: Egyptian Revolution Sidelining Women?
Women's rights marchers in Cairo report sexual assaults by angry mob
March 9, 2011International Women’s Day and Egypt’s 25 January Revolution: What Do the Women Stand to Gain From Their Struggle?
March 10, 2011
تصوير دينا المغربي
Date Published: 8 March 2011
By Widney Brown
The dramatic events of the past two months have seen millions taking to the streets throughout the Middle East and North Africa, calling for change. Incredibly, despite decades of discrimination and inequality, women are being denied a role in the creation of a new Egypt. They are being excluded by both the caretaker government and the international community. Most recently, a new national committee formed to write the new Egyptian constitution was composed only of men. This is not acceptable.
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