Every time Amira Mohamed stepped onto the pitch, it was never just a game. For her, and hundreds of Egyptian female footballers, the field was a battlefield – not one against opponents, but against ...

Beating, disrobing of veiled woman part of a pattern. Dec. 21, 2011 — -- The Egyptian army and security forces are targeting female protesters, subjecting them to violence, torture, sexual ...

An Egyptian activist who once took to the streets to help topple a dictator now works organizing rural women in small business and pizza making. The country is too dangerous for political activism.

CAIRO (AP) – Waleed Hammad dressed conservatively for his secret mission into the world of sexual harassment and abuse on the streets of Cairo, donning a long tan skirt and sleeved shirt, and at times ...

An Egyptian youth, trailed by his friends, gropes a woman crossing the street with her friends in Cairo, Egypt. AP CAIRO — Hundreds of Egyptian women and girls have come out to denounce sexual ...

Video footage of Egyptian soldiers beating and stripping female demonstrators spurred thousands of Egyptian women to return to Cairo’s Tahrir Square this week, shouting, “The women of Egypt are a red ...

When watching a Sufi whirling dervish spin, it may appear as though they are following something unseen, led by an invisible ...

Sports management scholars traveled to Egypt over spring break to study women's sports in Muslim society.When you think of Egypt, what comes to mind? Probably not sports. The same can be said about ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A 3,500-year-old mummy dubbed the 'Screaming Woman' was found in an Egyptian tomb. A virtual ...

In Egypt, Saturday nights are for staying in — the workweek starts on Sunday. But for the members of CaiRollers, Egypt's first all-female roller derby team, it's for skating. The team's 20 members ...