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Egyptian women speak out against sexual violence

Egyptian women show their ink-stained fingers after voting. Image via AFP.

Egyptian women are speaking up against sexual violence after harrowing tales of mob attacks in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square prompted initiatives to combat the “epidemic.” Surrounded by volunteers to protect them, dozens of women took to the street on Friday to demand a “safe Tahrir,” as part of a series…

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Clinton blasts Egypt’s ‘shocking’ treatment of women

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WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday denounced Egypt’s treatment of women as “shocking” and a “disgrace” to the state after troops were shown ripping off a female protester’s clothes. In unusually strong remarks, Clinton accused Egyptian authorities of failing the country’s women since the revolution that…

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