sexual violence

features

Sudanese refugees • 8 min read

Security forces crack down on refugees protesting violence, harassment

Hadeer El-Mahdawy | Within 15 minutes, security forces began to use batons and water cannons to disperse the protest.

2 November 2020

sexual violence • 12 min read

Friend of witness in Fairmont case swept up in backlash arrests, ordered detained

The prosecutor’s statement did not specify the charges that the detainees are being investigated for

3 September 2020

sexual violence • 11 min read

Media orgs vow to investigate as Hisham Allam threatens rape accusers with legal action

On Sunday, the fifth in a series of testimonies against the journalist appeared on a blog

24 August 2020

sexual violence • 17 min read

I’m sorry I harassed you

Nada Gamal | Without remorse, apologies do not work.

20 August 2020

sexual violence • 22 min read

The unspoken crime of marital rape

Heba Anis | There is no statute criminalizing marital rape, nor is it a legally valid reason for divorce

18 August 2020

sexual assault • 4 min read

Complaint filed with National Council for Women over 2014 gang rape at Fairmont hotel

Allegations of the 2014 Fairmont hotel rape first appeared publicly in late July on Instagram.

5 August 2020

detox • 13 min read

DETOX | Better late than never

Women are rightfully angry, and they’re demanding to be heard.

11 July 2020

sexual assault • 22 min read

Where do survivors of sexual violence turn? The case of Ahmed Bassam Zaki

Hadeer El-Mahdawy | The legal system’s past handling of sexual violence cases does not inspire confidence in victims.

9 July 2020

sexual assault • 27 min read

Philly Stands Up: Inside the politics and poetics of transformative justice and community accountability in sexual assault situations

Esteban Kelly | Esteban Kelly, one of the founding members of Philly Stands Up, describes its journey

9 December 2018

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Opinion

Salma El Tarzi

Things I want to talk about

My life is by far more valuable than what they like to call honor.

22 August 2020

Yasmin El-Rifae

Inherent guilt: Menna Abdel Aziz and the victims of Ahmed Bassam Zaki

Rape is not done by monsters, it is done by human beings

20 July 2020

Rosaline Elbay

Inheritance

Maybe you are hand-me-downs because a person, really, is a collection of memories

10 July 2020

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News

sexual violence • 9 min read

Smear campaign, arrests in blowback over Fairmont rape case

1 September 2020

sexual assault • 5 min read

Public Prosecution: 7 of 9 defendants in Fairmont rape case fled the country before complaint filed

26 August 2020

activist detentions • 7 min read

Imprisoned trans woman Malak al-Kashif sexually assaulted, subjected to forced anal examination in state hospital

12 March 2019

sexual violence • 4 min read

Prosecution suspends investigation into sexual assault accusations against Youm7 chief editor

11 November 2018

Journalists Syndicate • 4 min read

After filing sexual assault complaint against employer, Youm7 journalist banned from entering workplace

2 October 2018

Eid al-Adha • 5 min read

2-year prison sentence for man accused of sexual harassment over Eid

12 September 2018

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Cartoons

domestic violence

Sweet words

Andeel | Man (in very small letters): "Sorry..."

15 April 2015

cartoon

Cartoon: To whom it may concern

Andeel | You look like shit when you're harassing.

31 August 2014

cartoon

Cartoon: Good omen (Boshret Kheir)

Andeel | "This is a gathering of men." [Song lyrics from Boshret Kheir]

10 June 2014