A girl named Menna Gibran was subjected to two incidents of sexual harassment in New Cairo. Although she was able to document those incidents using her phone camera, she was criticized and blamed by many social media users, which caused the girl to lose her job.
Since the death of the 13-year-old girl” “Bodour” on June 14, 2007, after undergoing FGM, this day has been chosen as a national day for combating FGM in Egypt.
Despite the governmental and non-governmental efforts to combat female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt, this heinous crime continues. According to the 2015 Egypt Health Issues Survey (DHS), 92% of Egyptian women who have been married between the ages of 15 and 49 are circumcised. In addition, we regularly receive data and news about deaths or complications that occur to girls as a result of their family’s practice of female genital mutilation. Moreover, doctors and some of the clergymen belonging to the Al-Azhar institution came out to defend FGM, analyze this heinous crime, and talk about whether this crime is honorable for women.
Statement from the Task Force to Combat FGM: Courts’ treatment of cases confirms civil society’s reservations about legal changes and enforcement of the law.
Press Release for “Merayat” Project: Coalition of Media, Rights, and Feminist Institutes for Monitoring Ramadan Drama 2017/ 2018 from Gender Perspectives.
This conference aimed to shed light on efforts conducted by Tadwein for Gender Studies to create more spaces for women to effectively occupy political and public spaces, fight social stigmas regarding women’s presence and participation in political spaces, provide better representation of youth in the formal political channels and address issues of violence against women at the local level.
On the 16th of April 2018, Tadwein for Gender Studies organized a round table discussion to enhance and develop a training manual based on the project results and outputs.
Tadwein conducted a research project that aims to examine and analyze gendered images in Egyptian drama and their effects in shaping and reinforcing gender stereotypes and discourses. This project was a collaborative work with Herdo organization and W laha Wogouh Okhra online platform.
Tadwein for Gender Studies conducted a research project that aimed to examine and analyze gendered images in Egyptian drama and their effects on shaping and reinforcing gender stereotypes and discourses. This project was a collaborative work with the Herdo organization and W laha Wogouh Okhra online platform.
In Egypt, more than 50% of men support the continuation of the FGM. 68.6% of young men plan to circumcise their daughters in the future. Tadwein for Gender Studies thus launched a campaign named #Mayenfaash to address and raise an awareness message to men on social media platforms, coinciding with the International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM.
On the other hand, more than 50% of men support the continuation of the practice of circumcision. 68.6% of young men support this practice and plan to circumcise their daughters in the future.
Therefore, Tadwein Center for Gender Studies announces the launch of a new campaign named (#Mayenfaash) to address and raise an awareness message to men on social media platforms, coinciding with the International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation, February 6th, 2018. The aim was to define the psychological harms and dangers of practising female genital mutilation and its effect on terms of health, social and economic development.
During this campaign, Tadwein attempts to create a state of controversy among social media platforms users to raise awareness and hold community discussions to reject and confront the continuation of female genital mutilation in Egypt.
It is worth noting that the campaign will publish nearly 20 articles/posts urging young men and women to stand against FGM. The campaign will address a large number of public figures, including women and men in the fields of media, community development and human rights advocates in Egypt. The campaign will also broadcast short films and testimonies of women and girls who have been subjected to FGM, as well as publishing infographs with accurate data and information on the social and cultural factors affecting the persistence of female genital mutilation crimes in Egypt.
The campaign starts on February 4th and continues until February 10th, 2018. Yesterday, Tadwein Center for G
