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Sudan Tribune
November 14, 2023
Sudanese women meet in Cairo to coordinate peace efforts

Calls for peace filled the air as representatives from over 20 existing and newly emerging women’s anti-war initiatives from various civic and political backgrounds and geographical locations within S

September 20, 2023
Egypt hosts dialogue to boost women’s political participation

Egypt is hosting a regional dialogue to boost women's political participation in the Arab world, bringing delegations from 11 Arab countries.

Interviews

February 11, 2021
Gender quota helps women win in Egypt

By Fatma Tawfik

August 28, 2020
Senate elections in Egypt: 91 women compete for individual seats with 20 constituencies

In the fierce competition for individual seats in the Senate elections, women compete for 91 seats in 20 electoral districts nationwide, out of 787 candidatesin Cairo Governorate.

Daily News Egypt
August 28, 2020
Parliament approves law on redrawing parliament electoral districts

Egypt’s House of Representatives approved, on Tuesday, a new law that will see the country’s parliamentary electoral districts redrawn. 

June 16, 2020
Egypt parliament allocates 25% of seats to women

The Egyptian Parliament has approved an amendment to an article in the constitution to allocate 25 percent of seats to women, local daily Egypt Today reported.

May 21, 2020
Online empowerment: How this Egyptian women’s rights activist empowers women from home

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing us all to enter a new normal; a new way of life that is pushing us to change the way we work, create and understand the world.