Date of source: Saturday, March 13, 2021
‘ Egypt will remain a state of law and institutions… and will not accept a group of individuals assaulting others’. Dr. Māyā Mursī, head of The National Council for Women (NCW), commented on an incident in which a landlord, his wife, and another resident threw a 34 year old female doctor from the...
Date of source: Friday, March 12, 2021
Egyptian newspapers and websites discussed the phenomenon of sexual harassment and sexual assault after a child was sexually assaulted in the al-Maʿādī suburb of Cairo. A man was captured on surveillance cameras trying to sexually assault a young girl behind a wall inside one of the nearby...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
The harassment of a young girl in the Maadi neighborhood sparked controversy and widespread anger in Egyptian society after a video showing the sexual assault was posted on Facebook. Activists on Twitter then launched the hashtag ‘#child_molester’, accompanied by the perpetrator’s photo.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The Public Prosecution requested that witnesses to the sexual assault of a girl at the Fairmont Nile City Hotel in 2014 provide video of the incident to the authorities. The prosecution stressed in a statement that it will keep the confidentiality of the witnesses involved and protect them.
Date of source: Friday, February 12, 2021
Al-ʿArabiyya visits "Restore FGM"; the first medical center in the Middle East and Africa to treat victims of FGM, what the United Nations has classed as a crime against women and children.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Idrāk [Edraak] Foundation for Development and Equality released a report about violent crimes against women in Egypt, which indicated an increase in violence against women in 2020 as a result of the Coronavirus.
Date of source: Thursday, January 21, 2021
The Egyptian Cabinet agreed on a bill to amend some of the punishments for Law NO. 58 of 1937 to deter female circumcision [also known as female genital mutilation (FGM)].
Date of source: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
A new case of harassment emerged in Egypt, and this time the accused is a psychiatrist who allegedly molested two minors ten years ago, using his profession.
Date of source: Sunday, December 20, 2020
In this op-ed, the author writes of the injustices Copts deal with whether they are from terrorists, which target Copts for sectarian and political purposes, or from the state, which fails to give Copts their full rights and treat them equally under the law. He ties this to the role Copts played...
Date of source: Saturday, December 19, 2020
“Egyptian Family values”; this term that has been repeated for months in Egypt when directing accusations against young women wearing “liberal clothes” for violating the “conservative values of the Egyptian family.” This astounding accusation and the outrage of the Egyptian society have suddenly...