March 26, 2012

Egypt’s Islamist groups consolidate power, worrying women’s rights advocates

Egyptian Islamists, who control the recently elected parliament, are on track to consolidate their hold over politics after […]

March 21, 2012

Islamists in Egypt propose to strictly limit women’s right to divorce, under Sharia

An Egyptian lawmaker has proposed a controversial draft law to limit the legal provisions for women to divorce […]

February 8, 2012

Ayaan urges policymakers to banish wishful thinking about Islamism

Ayaan urges policymakers to banish wishful thinking about Islamism. In a contribution to the Financial Times, she writes: […]

January 16, 2012

Egypt’s women find power still hinges on men

Egyptian women confront patriarchy. Via:[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/world/middleeast/egyptian-women-confront-restrictions-of-patriarchy.html?_r=1&hp]

January 9, 2012

Egypt Islamists seen winning near two-thirds of seats

The Muslim Brotherhood said on Saturday it had won at least 41 percent of the seats in Egypt’s […]

January 9, 2012

Egypt’s Islamists Raise Alarms Over Western Freedoms

As Egypt holds the second phase of post-revolution elections, some in the West are alarmed by the front-running […]

January 9, 2012

Activists fear converging interests of military, Islamists as Egypt holds last election round

In Egypt, secular activists grow increasingly worried over the possibility of an alliance between the powerful Muslim Brotherhood […]

January 9, 2012

Egypt’s Islamists could soon challenge generals

The dominant showing by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt’s first post-revolution elections puts the […]

December 31, 2011

In a display of brute strength by Egyptian Islamists, a Christian student accused of posting a drawing of Muhammad on Facebook has been arrested by Egyptian authorities

Egyptian authorities have detained a Coptic Christian student accused of posting a drawing of Islam’s prophet on Facebook […]

December 30, 2011

In Egypt, Islamists emerge from elections as the country’s leading political force, deeply worrying women’s rights advocates.

In Egypt, Islamists emerge from elections as the country’s leading political force, deeply worrying women’s rights advocates. Via:[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/363239ba-308b-11e1-9436-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1i4mMpKCY]

December 20, 2011

Mass March by Cairo Women in Protest Over Soldiers’ Abuse

Thousands of women marched through downtown Cairo on Tuesday evening to call for the end of military rule […]

December 6, 2011

Muslim Brotherhood top winner in Egyptian election

In Egypt, Parties that want an expansion of Islamic law captured a clear majority of the votes in […]

December 5, 2011

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, Egypt’s Nude Blogger, Hiding in Fear for Her Life

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, the Egyptian blogger who stirred a controversy last month by posting pictures of herself naked […]

November 8, 2011

Female genital mutilation ‘becoming more prevalent’ in post-Mubarak Egypt

Female genital mutilation become more common following the ousting of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. This is according […]

October 13, 2011

Activists in Arab World Vie to Define Islamic State, Worry Human Rights Advocates

By force of this year’s Arab revolts and revolutions, activists marching under the banner of Islam are on […]

October 13, 2011

Islamic extremists escalate violence against religious minority in Egypt

Many fear that the power vacuum left after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt is giving Muslim […]

September 28, 2011

In Egypt, women sidelined post-revolution

In Egypt, women are being sidelined from post-Mubarak politics: their names ignored for government posts, and their divorce […]

August 31, 2011

Egypt’s state-produced, largest-circulation newspaper claims concerns about Shariah law are overblown, but in reality everyone should be concerned about possible implementation of Sharia law in Egypt.

Egypt’s state-produced, largest-circulation newspaper claims concerns about Shariah law are overblown. In reality everyone should be concerned about […]

August 31, 2011

In Egypt, Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women.

In Egypt, Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women. Via:[http://ahafoundation.visibli.com/share/e90bKA]

July 31, 2011

Islamist show of force in Egypt’s Tahrir Square angers activists

In Egypt, fears are running high Islamists will try to dominate Egyptian politics after the revolution. “They want to […]