Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
WNN Breaking (WNN) CAIRO, Egypt: A brand new campaign in Egypt working with United Nations Egypt and numerous government and civil organizations inside the country have set up the “Your ID – Your Rights” campaign with a combined goal to help issue two million national identity cards to Egypt’s marginalized women, many who cannot vote [...]
Dina Zayed with Shaimaa Fayed – WNN Breaking (WNN) CAIRO, Egypt: Egyptian activist Ghada Kamal was grabbed, slapped and beaten by an army officer this week during five days of violent demonstrations demanding an end to military rule. Battered and bruised, the 28-year-old was released hours later, after she said she was threatened and told [...]
Manar Ammar – WNN Breaking (WNN) CAIRO, Egypt: On Egypt’s first day of elections, women’s participation was visibly large in the country’s first post-revolution elections to choose “the revolution parliament.” The high female turn-out comes despite the low numbers of women who are running for the Parliament. Women candidates themselves running for individual seats account [...]
WNN Breaking Friday, 28 January, 2010 As protests rise on the streets of Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt, women have been speaking out. Amid rising food prices, choking political uncertainty, difficult circumstances in supporting families and ongoing police force corruption, protests have pushed forward after the death of Mr. Khaled Saeed, a young man pulled out [...]
WNN Breaking December 30, 2010 Thirteen Egyptian human rights organizations expressed their distress today about the Egyptian government’s continuing dismissal of reports confirming the detention, torture and rape of hundreds of African hostages in Sinai by human trafficking gangs over the last few months. The gangs are demanding ransoms of thousands of dollars for their [...]
