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Egypt: Sisi Visits Sexually Assaulted Survivor, Apologizes to Egyptian Women
Aswat Masriya, 11 June 2014
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi personally visited on Wednesday a woman who was sexually assaulted and stripped naked in Tahrir Square on Sunday during his inauguration's… Read more »
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Egypt: President Sisi Apologises to Sex Attack Survivor
Tunis Afrique Presse, 11 June 2014
Egypt's newly elected President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi apologised to a woman sexually assaulted by a mob during celebrations of his electoral victory and inauguration in Cairo's… Read more »
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Egypt: Graphic Video of Sexual Assault Surfaces
Aswat Masriya, 9 June 2014
A policeman was wounded and seven people were arrested for sexual harassment on Sunday as Egyptians celebrated the inauguration of newly elected president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,… Read more »
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Egypt: Sexual Harassment in Egypt Linked to Wider Violence - Interview
Aswat Masriya, 12 November 2013
A spike in sexual harassment in Egypt reflects a general rise in violence in Egyptian society in recent years, a prominent researcher said, calling for both legal reform and action… Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Listed Worst Country for Women
Aswat Masriya, 12 November 2013
Egypt was rated the worst country in the Arab world to be a woman, whereas Comoros came on top of the list, according to a poll by Thomson Reuters Foundation released on Tuesday.… Read more »
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Africa: Egypt Is Worst Arab State for Women, Comoros Best - Poll
AlertNet, 12 November 2013
Sexual harassment, high rates of female genital cutting and a surge in violence and Islamist feeling after the Arab Spring uprisings have made Egypt the worst country in the Arab… Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Confirms Rape of British Tourist in Sinai
Aswat Masriya, 24 March 2014
A British tourist has been raped in Egypt's South Sinai, Tourism Ministry Spokeswoman Rasha Azazi said in a phone interview on Sunday in the night talk show "The Capital". Read more »