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Feminists worldwide mourn Egyptian pioneer

Feminists worldwide mourn Egyptian pioneer

MENNA A FAROUK WRITERS, politicians and feminists united on Monday to pay tribute to pioneering Egyptian activist Nawal El Saadawi following her death aged 89, vowing her work would live on through the generations she inspired in the Middle East and beyond. In Egypt, supporters said they would commemorate her with an institute and a prize named after her, while popular actress Boshra Ahmed said she was looking for a production company to make a movie about the trailblazer's colourful life. Born in 1931, El Saadawi trained as a doctor after rejecting a child marriage. The author of more than…
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Egyptian activist stripped of citizenship

Egyptian activist stripped of citizenship

THE Egyptian government should reverse its arbitrary and abusive decision, made in December 2020, to revoke the citizenship of political activist Ghada Naguib, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.  HRW also called on the Egyptian parliament to amend abusive citizenship laws so that they comply with the country’s international human rights obligations.  According to the organisation, on December 24, 2020, Egypt's Official Gazette published the government's decision, signed by Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, to strip Naguib, who lives abroad, of her Egyptian nationality.  The decison is based on the Law 26 of 1975, which gives the government the power to…
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