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14/12/201215:01
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03/09/201213:34
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27/08/201209:57
The rest of the family men envy him, as their poor illiterate wives are “so ugly that they will be used on judgment day to scare the infidels.”
The scene from the TV show “Our Master, Sayed” is among many offensive ones in this year’s Ramadan TV dramas, where women are constantly portrayed as sex objects and polygamous men shown as attractive.
Read more at awid.org
Read more about women's images in this year's ramadan tv at patheos.com
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10/08/201208:48
When Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was elected in late June, he promised to represent all Egyptians by forming a government inclusive of women, Christians, youth and even artists and intellectuals. Although the president said he heard the voices of all Egyptians, the much-anticipated government announced last week has proven to be a disappointment for many as a setback to the ideals that propelled the revolution that last year toppled Hosni Mubarak.
Read more at awid.org
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03/07/201209:35
A senior Salafi preacher has issued a religious decree that says women and Copts are prohibited from occupying the post of vice president.
Sheikh Yasser al-Borhamy, the deputy leader of the Salafi Dawah, made the decree in response to a visitor to his website who asked the sheikh about his opinion on an announcement made by Ahmed Deif, an adviser to President Mohamed Morsy who said the president was considering appointing two deputies — a woman and a Copt.
Borhamy said a vice president, who fills the president’s place in his absence, should not be a woman or a Copt, though he said women and Copts an serve as advisers to the president.
Read more at egyptindependent.com
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27/06/201210:28
A political adviser of President-elect Mohamed Morsy said a Copt and woman would be appointed as vice presidents.
Ahmed al-Deif told CNN that it would be the first time in Egypt’s history that a woman would be appointed to this position that will be granted powers.
Read more at egyptindependent.com
Listen to or read the radio debate Are Women Worried About New Egyptian President? at npr.org
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22/06/201209:32
Egyptian women's rights activists have only bad options in the current power crisis. If the Islamists in parliament hold power, they could erase years of legal gains for women. But if the military has its way, a police state could re-emerge.
Read more at womensenews.org
Read more about women's rights in Egypt at the new womendialogue rights map