As grassroots feminist movement takes hold, Egypt moves to restrict women's rights even further

As grassroots feminist movement takes hold, Egypt moves to restrict women's rights even further
France 24
5 hrs ago
Monique EL-FAIZY
© Mahmud Khaled, AFP file photo
While, on the one hand, the Egyptian feminist movement seems to be taking great strides forward, particularly on the grassroots level, with young women inventing new forms of activism to draw attention to endemic sexual violence that plagues them both in their homes and on their streets, the government is moving to further curb women’s autonomy.
In January, the Egyptian cabinet approved a personal status bill that would require women to get the consent of a male guardian to get married, to register a child’s birth or to travel abroad. The draft law also gives fathers priority in child custody matters (currently mothers are given priority) and allows fathers to prevent mothers from traveling with their children.

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