The Women and Memory Forum, Nazra for Feminist Studies and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights invite you to two side events at 2014 the UN Commission on the Status of Women:

Side Event 1 | 8:30am - 10am | Tuesday 11 March 2014 | Guild Hall of the Armenian Convention Center, New York:

Women’s Rights and the State: Insights into the Egyptian Feminist Movement

The panel will shed light on the relationship and differences between the state and feminist movements in Egypt. The event will bring together a group of feminists who represent a variety of Egyptian feminist NGOs.

Side Event 2 | 4:30pm - 6pm | Tuesday 11 March 2014 | 10th floor of the Church Center of the UN, New York:

Revolutionizing Gender Education: Lessons from Egypt

This panel will present best practice models of gender education by different Egyptian women's groups. Bringing together speakers from Egypt, this panel will showcase innovative forms of gender education programs from Egypt, designed for young women and men.

For more information on questions: Samah Hadid, Nazra Advocacy Officer, [email protected]