"After the revolution, there was a small moment for absolute democracy - for women, minority groups, Christians - everyone could participate," Heba Morayef, chief Egypt researcher for Human Rights Watch, told Channel 4 News. "Because of the military takeover, democracy very soon shifted to a centralised, military-led, patriarchal reign over last 15 months."
Women in Egypt have historically battled against discrimination. The widespread practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been illegal in Egypt since 2007, but around 90 percent of women aged 15 to 49 are thought to have had their genitals cut.
In a 2008 survey by the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR), more than 80 per cent of Egyptian women said they had been subject to sexual harassment, while more than 60 per cent of men admitted to having harassed women.
To read the complete news story please visit Channel 4 published on 23 May 2012.
"After the revolution, there was a small moment for absolute democracy - for women, minority groups, Christians - everyone could participate," Heba Morayef, chief Egypt researcher for Human Rights Watch, told Channel 4 News. "Because of the military takeover, democracy very soon shifted to a centralised, military-led, patriarchal reign over last 15 months."
Women in Egypt have historically battled against discrimination. The widespread practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been illegal in Egypt since 2007, but around 90 percent of women aged 15 to 49 are thought to have had their genitals cut.
In a 2008 survey by the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR), more than 80 per cent of Egyptian women said they had been subject to sexual harassment, while more than 60 per cent of men admitted to having harassed women.
To read the complete news story please visit Channel 4 published on 23 May 2012.