• of women in Egypt has changed throughout history, from ancient to modern times. From the earliest preserved archaeological records, Egyptian women were...
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    Women in ancient Egypt had some special rights other women did not have in other comparable societies. They could own property and were, at court, legally...
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    The mass sexual assault of women in public has been documented in Egypt since 2005, when Egyptian security forces and their agents were accused of using...
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  • Four Women of Egypt (original French title Quatre femmes d'Égypte) is a 1997 Canadian-Egyptian documentary film by Tahani Rached. The film revolves around...
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  • harassments and approved a new law to protect women from violence at home. There is a tendency in Egypt, though, to not report rapes due to the fear of...
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    In a predominantly Muslim society, as many as 90% of women in Egypt have adopted a form of veiling. A majority of Egyptian women cover at least their hair...
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    common among men than it is among women, however, the number of women smokers is on the rise. The tobacco industry in Egypt is dominated by the Eastern Tobacco...
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    Islam is the dominant religion in Egypt, with approximately 90% of Egyptians identifying as Muslims. The majority of Egyptian Muslims are adherents of Sunni...
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    Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa. It was concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River, situated in the place that...
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    Religion in Egypt controls many aspects of social life and is endorsed by law. The state religion of Egypt is Islam, although estimates vary greatly in the...
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  • has not been easy [fact or opinion?]. In early Egyptian history (see Ancient Egypt), women's position in Egyptian society is believed to have been equal...
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    Egypt (Arabic: مصر Miṣr [mesˁr], Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mɑsˤr]), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning...
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    in the press, lived in isolation and silence after the 1952 Egyptian revolution and never published her memories of the court of Iran and Egypt. In 1949...
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    upper-class Egyptian women in veils staged a demonstration against the British occupation, an event that marked the entrance of Egyptian women into public...
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  • The Egypt women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب مصر لكرة القدم للسيدات), nicknamed "the Cleopatras", represents Egypt in international women's football...
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    de facto ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848, considered the founder of modern Egypt. At the height of his rule, he controlled Egypt, Sudan, Hejaz, Najd...
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    Slavery in Egypt existed up until the early 20th century. It differed from the previous slavery in ancient Egypt, being managed in accordance with Islamic...
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    Ancient Egyptian clothes refers to clothing worn in ancient Egypt from the end of the Neolithic period (prior to 3100 BC) to the collapse of the Ptolemaic...
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  • National Council for Women in Egypt (NCW) is an Egyptian National Council. It is the only national, independent women's machinery in Egypt. The Council was...
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  • roles in Egypt are prevalent and clearly defined. These roles are largely associated with traditional Islamic family structures, wherein women's roles...
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  • culture of Egypt has thousands of years of recorded history. Ancient Egypt was among the earliest civilizations in the world. For millennia, Egypt developed...
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  • illegal in Egypt. The Egyptian National Police officially combats prostitution but, like almost all other countries, prostitution exists in Egypt. UNAIDS...
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  • Summer Olympic Games was held in 1896 in Athens, but women competed for the first time in next games in 1900 in Paris. An Egyptian woman was scheduled to compete...
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    is the second largest religion in Egypt. The vast majority of Egyptian Christians are Copts. As of 2019, Copts in Egypt make up approximately 10 percent...
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    Ptolemaic Empire was an Ancient Greek polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. It was founded in 305 BC by the Macedonian general Ptolemy I Soter...
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  • Human rights in Egypt are guaranteed by the Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt under the various articles of Chapter 3. The country is also a...
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  • Football in Egypt has traditionally been played by men as women were prevented from participating in sports. Madame Sahar El Hawari is one of the innovators...
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    "Pharaoh" is used for those rulers of Ancient Egypt who ruled after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt by Narmer during the Early Dynastic Period,...
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    "Honour Killing In Egypt" (PDF). UN Division for the Advancement of Women. Retrieved 26 February 2023. "Three Egyptian Women Killed In 'Honor Killing,'...
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    Egypt Carrying the Light to Asia, also known as Progress Carrying the Light to Asia, was a plan for a colossal neoclassical sculpture. Designed in the...
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