Women in EgyptCassie K.

About me

• I’m a junior at MSUM

• I’ve lived in this area my entire life

• Huge into the music scene around the Fargo-Moorhead area

• Favorite past times include photography, road trips, and good times with friends

Egyptian Flag

About Egypt

• Has been a civiliation since around 3200 B.C

• Capital: Cairo

• Current population: 86,895,099 as of July 2014

• Muslim religion the predominant of the population

• Official language is Arabic

Egyptian Government

• A Republic nation

• Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches

• Requires election of leaders

• Current unemployment rate: 13.4% of the population as of 2013

Egyptian Revolution

• Uprisings began in December 2010 when a man set

himself on fire in Cairo

• Many Egyptian youth groups began demonstrating

against “poverty and government oppression

(Encyclopedia Britannica)

• Protests became increasingly violent

• Female protesters were beaten by police

• Women had a “central role” in the revolution

Women’s Rights in Egypt

• In 2013, a study found that Egypt was ranked worst

in the Arab world for women’s rights

• 99.3% of both female children and adults are

“subjected to sexual harrassment (Trust)”

• Female genital mutilation is prevalent in Egypt- 91%

of females

• Most of any country in the world

Women and Religion

• Due to the predominantly Muslim religion in Egypt,

women must follow the traditional Muslim ideals

• Traditionally, Muslim women should dress modestly

• Some may wear hijabs (head scarves)

• Dresses cover most of the body

• Over the last few decades women have been given

more freedom but they still have quite a way to go

Egyptian feminism

• Some Egyptian feminists are known for going to the

extremes in demonstrations and protests

• Only days ago, an Egyptian women protesting ISIS,

an Islamic extremist terrorist group, menstruated

and defecated on the ISIS flag

• Feminism empowers the women of Egypt and

pushes for the equal rights of women from all

countries

Recent News on Egyptian

Women

• Late August 2014, an Egyptian extremist cleric,

Osama al-Qusi, declared it was completely okay for

men to spy on women, essentially believing peeping

Toms are okay.

• Al-Qusi as far as saying it’s okay to spy on women in

the shower as long as the Peeping Tom intends on

marrying the women he is spying on.

• On a positive note, most other Muslim scholars

condemned al-Qusi’s comments.

Bibliography

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1756982/Egypt-Uprising-of-2011

• http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-24908109

• http://www.trust.org/item/20131108170910-qacvu/?source=spotlight-writaw

• http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/egyptian-cleric-men-secretly-watch-women-bathing-report-article-1.1917693

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/themes/women.html

• http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/08/25/Egyptian-Feminist-menstruates-defecates-on-IS-flag/1481408994138/