Egypt on Friday denied claims contained in a New York Times report earlier this month that women who come in contact with the country’s criminal justice system risk sexual abuse during searches by state agencies and individuals, the paper reported.

The public prosecution’s aggressive targeting of female social media influencers stands in stark contrast to the authorities’ failure to investigate and prosecute men for sexual violence, writes HRW’s Rothna Begum.

A viral video posted by an Egyptian woman outlining discrimination she faced at a Cairo sports club for wearing a modest swimsuit has sparked condemnation online of regulations at many resorts in the country.

The legislative committee of the Egyptian House of Representatives agreed to a proposal seeking to amend laws that would change the treatment of sexual harassment from a misdemeanor to a felony, reported state media on Sunday 27 June.

The subject of marital rape made recent headlines in Egypt after Nada Adel, the owner of local fashion brand Nada Adel Apparel, took to Instagram on the 18th June to speak up about marital rape allegations against her ex-husband singer Tameem Youness.

In a meeting with the Supreme Council of Judicial Bodies on Wednesday, it was announced in a historic decision that Egyptian women will be allowed to work in the State Council and the Public Prosecution as of the first of October of this year, Spokesman of the Presidency said in …

“Violence, beatings, extortion and rape” are the main plots of most of the drama works in the month of Ramadan, according to the governmental National Council for Women.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ratified the new amendments to Egypt’s Penal Code on toughening penalties against medics who female genital mutilation (FGM).

An Egyptian court Sunday sentenced a man to eight years in prison for sexually harassing three minors and drug possession, in a case that sparked outrage on social media.

The United Nations (UN) has lauded the unprecedented moves by Egypt’s Cabinet of Ministers, which have been endorsed by the country’s Parliament, to end female genital mutilation (FGM).