epa03500161 Anti Morsi women protesters shout slogans and wave their national flag, during a sit-in against the President Mohamed Morsi decree, in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, 07 December 2012.

In Egypt women rappers like Dareen are battling to make their mark in a booming industry long-dominaed by men - Copyright AFP Ahmed HASAN In Egypt women rappers like ...

CAIRO — Washington’s envoy on human rights cautioned on Tuesday against the failure of Egypt’s government to identify the perpetrators behind a growing number of gruesome attacks against female ...

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Skill education for women in Egypt has a long history. The country and the United Nations have launched several initiatives to promote skill education for empowering women. The first Egyptian primary ...

“I didn’t even know what it was,” said the 50-year-old Egyptian mother about the cluster of skintag-like growths around her exterior genitalia that was caused by a virus commonly transmitted sexually.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team have spoken out against France’s hijab ban for its athletes after competing ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Feminists dismayed that Egypt's revolution is failing to advance their cause are trying to rally disparate women's groups to defend women's rights from perceived threats from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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