Egypt
The scars of 1967 through the eyes of an Arab millennial
Source: TRT World Young Ahmed is raised with his father’s scarring memories of the Six-Day War only to grow up and face his own socio-political trauma. Achment Gonim is of Egyptian descent, raised in Greece […]
Friday، 9 June، 2017Egyptian State Feminism on the Silver Screen: The Depiction of the “New Women” in Nasserist Films (1954-1967)
This thesis looks into the depiction of women in Egyptian films during the 1950s and 60s and argues that the Nasser regime created a set of policies within “state feminism” in order to alter the image of women in Egypt. Such policies included women’s free access to higher education in 1957 and their integration and increased numbers into the work force.
Wednesday، 22 October، 2014Press Release – Egypt: Impunity for sexual violence must end
Yesterday’s verdict of the South Cairo Criminal Court convicting 5 men to life imprisonment, and two men to 20 years imprisonment on charges of indecent assault with force constitutes a positive step towards ending impunity for such crimes.
Thursday، 17 July، 2014Interview with Nawal El Saadawi: “They don’t want any really courageous people!”
Source. Quantara.de The spirited Egyptian author and feminist Nawal El Saadawi is not afraid of castigating the hypocrisy of the political system and the continued violations of women’s rights in her country. Arian Fariborz spoke […]
Saturday، 10 May، 2014
