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Author: Ihad Zidan

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Against speechlessness: excerpt from the online presence of © Qawem (photo: DW)

Egypt and social media

Qawem group saves Egyptian women from sextortion

Social media make many things possible – including the unwanted circulation of intimate private photos. This has given rise to new forms of crime and sexual blackmail. An initiative in Egypt is assisting victims. Ihad Zidan reports from CairoMore

Sexual violence in Egypt: Battling against a culture of silenceTen years after the Arab Spring: Arab women's rights, a genuine lifestyle revolution?Women′s rights in the Arab world: The key to changeMona Eltahawy: "Why do you hate us so?": The Middle East needs a sexual revolutionTara Shehata's short film, "The Shadow of Cairo"
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  1. Sabah Sanhouri's "Paradise"

    The last resort

  2. Iran protests

    Iranian film director Jafar Panahi on hunger strike

  3. Oscar-bound short

    Lifting the veil on Iranian women rejecting male domination

  4. Human rights deteriorating in Morocco

    Rabat's defamation drive

  5. India and Pakistan

    The legacy of colonial rule

  6. Cracks in Iran's regime?

    The Iranian elites' deafening silence

  1. Human rights deteriorating in Morocco

    Rabat's defamation drive

  2. Sex life in Saudi Arabia

    Lifting the veil

  3. Prostitution in the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Open-minded, loving... and desperate

  4. Sabah Sanhouri's "Paradise"

    The last resort

  5. Forced marriage in Turkey

    Turkish state fails child bride in sect marriage

  6. Sex tourism in Egypt

    A bride for the summer

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