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17/06/2013

10:13

Violence Against Women in Egypt Continues

Sexual violence against women in Egypt has increased in the post-revolutionary rule, according to official reports and rights activists.  

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality said in a recent report that 99.3 percent of Egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual violence.

Read more at Saudi Gazette.
22/02/2013

12:09

Egypt’s Women Fighting Back Against Sexual Assaults

Egyptian women are growing increasingly angry and militant as they deal with one of the unintended consequences of the Arab Spring: An epidemic of sexual assault that law enforcement has failed to contain.

Read more at the Daily Tribune.
14/02/2012

11:47

Violence against women costs Egypt an annual 150 billion pounds

A research paper prepared by Hamdi al-Henawy, professor of social economy, has shown that violence against women costs Egypt an annual LE147.6 billion. (=24 billion USD) The paper argued that the community pays LE841 (140 USD) a month per adult woman for medical treatment and due to the disruption of her productivity as a result of violence done against her.
Read more in the article at egyptindependent.com