When public dissent is risky or impossible, resistance does not disappear. It often becomes quieter, more practical and ...

This past June 30-year-old Egyptian socialist, writer, and lesbian activist Sarah Hegazi committed suicide in Canada. Her last Instagram photo showed her laying under a blue sky with the words "The ...

Tarek Dahroug, Egypt’s ambassador to France, and his wife Alia El-Seirafi participated in a high-level event on women’s ...

In Egypt women rappers like Dareen are battling to make their mark in a booming industry long-dominaed by men — Ahmed HASAN Egyptian rapper Dareen is a whirlwind of sharp verses and curly hair on ...

On paper, women are free to apply for seats on Egyptian benches. In practice, they say, it is near impossible. By Mona El-Naggar CAIRO — When 98 women were sworn in this week to serve on Egypt’s ...

Before I moved to Egypt in 2011, I had a picture of the country in my mind. It was full of accomplished women, I imagined, and was progressive and cosmopolitan in ways that many Western observers didn ...

With more women accused of “inciting immorality” online, rights groups denounce an ongoing security campaign designed to suppress freedom of expression in the country. The undersigned call on the ...

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