Recent comments made by NDP MP's Nashaat EL-Qassas and Ahmed Abu Aqrab have prompted political activists to demonstrate in front of parliament on Tuesday April, 20.

In Egypt, activists, journalists, bloggers and the independent press relentlessly stress the need for more transparency, democracy and freedom of speech. These are noble values and their importance should always

Khattab explained that the most important reasons for customary marriage is to avoid the conditions of the legal age for marriages, which in Egypt is 18-years-old, and the financial status

Egyptian member of Parliament Georgette Kellini of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), submitted a proposal of a draft law to address sexual harassment through the amendment of the Penal

The Committee of Fatwas of al-Azhar, which is responsible for issuing Islamic fatwas, or decisions, said it would allow women to work as taxi drivers in the country, but only

CAIRO: The Egyptian Government, represented by the National Council for Women, in Geneva last Friday,

The Administrative Judiciary Court on Sunday issued a decision that confirms universities will ban female students, “who wear the full veil that covers the face,”

Over recent years, speculation has been rife that Mubarak, 81, is grooming his younger son Jamal, a banker-turned-politician, to take over after him. Both Mubaraks have repeatedly denied such claims.

Egypt struggles mightily with sexual harassment. Nearly 100 percent of all foreigners have experienced some form of sexual harassment in the country, while Egyptian women are reporting they are catching