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Constitutional Confusion in Egypt: Is There Still Space for Women to Demand...
“The formation of Egypt’s constituent assembly can be seen as an illustration of the many groups vying for representation within Egypt’s new democracy. Yet, the struggle to include women...
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Legalbrief Africa
“Egypt: ‘Constitutional amendments amount to coup’ Tensions have soared in Egypt after the military dealt a number of blows to the democratic process in the form of court decisions and constitutional...
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Coptic Saturdays: The Monastery of St Bishoy
“The struggle for national unity in Egypt goes far beyond religion, far beyond the Christian’s concerns and far beyond minority rights claims. Despite repeated arguments presenting the country as one...
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UNDP: Green Economy in Action
An article I wrote on urban gardening in Egypt has been published by UNDP in a report on Green Economy in Action. The article is included demonstrating examples of “agriculture demonstrating practical,...
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Rights Round Up
A new regular post highlighting a few special rights stories. I will post at the beginning of each month. I hope to share some of the best articles, reports, videos, photos which I’ve come across in...
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Rights Round Up: Seeing Women’s Rights from New Perspectives
Happy New Year! Excuses for the break since the last post. I have just moved country for work to a place with an unreliable and slow internet connection, so gaining access to this site is proving...
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Rural Women: Hidden Changes at the Heart of Agricultural Egypt
While the revolution appears to have had immediate effect in generating enthusiasm for democracy, it does not seem to have triggered the same kind of immediate broader change in rural areas. However,...
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The Capital of Nubia
Manal El-Tibi the only Nubian member of the drafting Constitutional Committee, withdrew frustrated with a non-inclusive process in which certain parties dominated. Nubian requests were not included:...
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Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival Yangon
A sequence of human rights films last week at the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival Yangon brought together my past life in Egypt and my current one in Burma. A Myanmar film about...
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What is Development?
I want to share this article by my friend Veronica about returning to her home town in Malaysia after seven years abroad. She discusses the changes in her own community and the positive effect that...
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Rights Round Up: Seeing Women’s Rights from New Perspectives
Happy New Year! Excuses for the break since the last post. I have just moved country for work to a place with an unreliable and slow internet connection, so gaining access to this site is proving...
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The Capital of Nubia
Manal El-Tibi the only Nubian member of the drafting Constitutional Committee, withdrew frustrated with a non-inclusive process in which certain parties dominated. Nubian requests were not included:...
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