How The Sexist Politics Of Hair Plays Out In Egypt s Schools Some schools in Egypt were accused of forcing students to wear headscarves - Axiom/ZUMApress.com I m not against hijab in principle; I myself wear it, says one mother. But I refuse to have my daughter wear it against her will. 2021-02-03
CAIRO The 2020 school year began with a few headlines about schools accused of forcing students to wear headscarves: Public row over Egypt school forcing child to wear hijab, Education Ministry investigates or Plea to education minister: Principal threatens child with suspension over rasta braids
The news stories show that some teachers and school administrators pressure students to wear headscarves, although the veil is not mandated in school bylaws or any Education Ministry decree. In several recent incidents, the staff was motivated by a desire to cultivate a uniform appearance among students, usi
Egypt arrests father, nurse for female genital mutilation of 15-year-old Reuters 2/2/2021
By Menna A. Farouk
CAIRO, Feb 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Egypt arrested a father and a retired nurse on Tuesday for carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) on a 15-year-old girl, after announcing plans to toughen the penalty to 20 years.
Police made the arrests a day after the crime was reported to the public prosecution by a doctor in a hospital about 35 km northeast of the capital, Cairo, said Sabry Osman, head of a child helpline that supports children subjected to violence. The surgery was done at home and when the girl had severe bleeding, the father transported her to a nearby hospital, Osman, who works for the state-run National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Thursday, 21 January, 2021 - 12:30 Cairo- Abdel Fattah Faraj
The Egyptian General Book Authority is documenting the aspect of technology in ancient Egypt in a book authored by the late great Dr. Fakhrandah Hassan. “Ancient Egyptian Technology” discusses the different aspects that made ancient Egypt exceptional and allowed for the emergence and flourishing of the first civilization in recorded history. As the ancient Egyptian were making use of the resources available to them, they meticulously documented their achievements so that those who would succeed them could bear witness to their successive successes.
According to the book’s author, innovation and creating various tools gave the ancient Egyptians the capacity to document their achievements, either by engraving it in stone or writing it on a piece of papyrus like those seen in museums around the world.
Egyptian man who sparked a national #MeToo outcry sentenced to three years in jail
Women face widespread sexual harassment in Egypt
30 December 2020 • 2:47pm
Egyptian women shout slogans and hold banners during a protest against sexual assaults (file photo)
Credit: AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File
An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced a man who triggered a large #MeToo campaign earlier in the country this year to three years in prison for sexually harassing and blackmailing two women.
Ahmed Bassam Zaki, a former student of the prestigious American University in Cairo, is also being tried in a separate criminal court next month on charges of rape and the attempted rape of three minors, according to court documents.
Campaign prompted by allegations against Ahmed Bassam Zaki revealed other shocking sexual harassment cases
Egyptian protesters hold up placards and shout slogans during a demonstration in Cairo against sexual harassment on 12 February 2013 (AFP) By Published date: 29 December 2020 16:52 UTC | Last update: 2 months 3 weeks ago
An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced a former student to three years in prison for sexually harassing two young women, in a case that triggered a MeToo campaign in Egypt earlier this year. No means no : Egyptian campaign sparks debate about rape and consentRead More »
Ahmed Bassam Zaki, a former student at the American University of Cairo, was found guilty by the economic court, which tries cyber crimes, of sexually harassing two girls over the phone, sending sexual photos to one of them and repeatedly contacting the other without her consent, a judicial source told AFP.