Nazra for Feminist Studies

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From Egypt to Germany: Reflections about Sexual Violence from a Feminist Perspective in light of the Cologne Attacks

8 Mar 2016
The issue of sexual violence, which lies at the heart of the feminist movement, overlaps with broader social, cultural, and political contexts, and with diverse aspects of the identities of aggressors and survivors other than gender, such as ethnicity or social class. This raises several questions regarding the power relations associated with these diverse and overlapping identities. The issue of sexual violence is by nature extremely sensitive.
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The Relationship between Feminism and State Policies for the Elimination of Violence against Women: The National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women as an Example

10 Dec 2015
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A Critical Review of the Law on the House of Representatives and the Law on the Exercise of Political Rights... Where is the Political Representation of Women?

13 Jul 2014
This paper seeks to provide a feminist review of the Law on the Exercise of Political Rights and the Law on the House of Representatives, and the impact of the provisions of the latter on the participation of women in the upcoming House of Representatives.

About the Law on the Exercise of Political Rights and the Law on the House of Representatives:
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Recommendations to the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Transitional Justice and National Reconciliation Concerning the Integration of Gender Issues and Perspective within Transitional Justice Mechanisms

30 Jul 2013
Masses of the Egyptian people took to the streets within and outside of the capital on 30 June 2013 expressing the demand of deposing the President, Muhammad Morsi. This was a new wave of the revolt by Egyptians against a power ruling them, since the January 25 Revolution of 2011. On 3 July, Colonel General Abdul Fattah el-Sissi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and the Minister of Defense, ousted President Morsi and presented a roadmap for the upcoming transitional period.
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Analytical Paper: the Right of Women to Public Political Space

28 Jul 2013
Issues of political participation of women are among the most controversial issues in countries like Egypt which is witnessing for many years now considerable political mobility in which women have been participating very actively. Such political mobility was renewed and manifested itself in a new wave of the Egyptian revolution on the 30th of June 2013, leading to the removal of Mohammed Morsi from power and the assignment of the president of the Supreme Constitutional Court as an interim president.
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Exclusion of Women in the Political Process and the Constitutional Declaration Should be Treated Immediately… Political Forces and those Leading the Transitional Period Need to Integrate Women in a Fair and Equitable Manner within the Roadmap of June 30

12 Jul 2013
Egyptians masses took to the streets inside Cairo and outside it, on June 30 2013 to express their demand of deposing president Mohammad Morsi in a new wave of the Egyptian people's revolution against the ruling authority, which had started on the 25th of January 2011.
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For the Third Year in a Row: Celebrating Labour Day with no Progress regarding Workers' Right to Organize

4 May 2013
Five days after the outbreak of January Revolution, workers managed to establish their first independent union, which they called "the Egyptian Federation for Independent Trade Unions". It included male and female workers in the public, private and informal sectors, under the slogan “Bread, Freedom, Social Justice”.
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The Quota and its Different Forms

28 Apr 2013
The issue of women’s lack of participation in political processes and decision-making positions is considered one of the greatest problems facing women’s presence in the public sphere; as well as the ratification of her rights. Women’s rate of participation differs from one country to the other, depending on the social and cultural realities, and laws of each country.
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Position Paper on Sexual Violence Against Women and the Increasing Frequency of Gang Rape in Tahrir Square and its Environs

4 Feb 2013
With this paper, Nazra for Feminist Studies offers a feminist theoretical attempt to understand the rise of sexual violence against women over the past few months. We believe that it is important to raise this issue so that different political actors, even well intentioned ones, do not exploit women’s concerns. We also wish to contribute to a debate that is currently underway on this sensitive issue based on our past experiences in combating violence against women.
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Introducing Societal Violence and Alternative Security Practices Research Projects

25 Nov 2012
Following a month of training on field research methods in the framework of urban violence and security, Nazra’s Societal Violence and Alternative Security research team has been divided into three groups, each group examining local conceptions and forms of urban violence and alternative security practices in a distinct area in Greater Cairo.

Group I – Ma’adi: