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t. e. Human rights in Egypt are guaranteed by the Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt under the various articles of Chapter 3. The country is also a party to numerous international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
The literacy rate of women (aged 15 and over) is 65.4%, which is lower than that of men which is 82.2% (data from 2015). [ 23] Egypt is largely rural country, with only 43.1% of the population being urban (in 2015), [ 24] and access to education is poor in rural areas.
In 2017, the UNDP 's Gender Inequality Index (GII) rated Egypt 108th out of 162 countries, with an overall value of 0.449, where a score of zero represents perfect gender parity according to the metrics used. [ 1] These indicators suggest strong gender-based disparities in areas of reproductive health, economic functioning, and overall empowerment.
National Council for Women. The National Council for Women in Egypt ( NCW) is an Egyptian National Council. [ 1] It is the only national, independent women's machinery in Egypt. The Council was previously established by Presidential Decree No. 90 of 2000. It is affiliated with the President of the Republic of Egypt.
GENEVA (Reuters) -The prospect of Gazans crossing into Egypt from the border town of Rafah to escape a military assault would make the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict impossible and ...
In Josephus 's history, it is claimed that, after Ptolemy I Soter took Judea, he led some 120,000 Jewish captives to Egypt from the areas of Judea, Jerusalem, Samaria, and Mount Gerizim. With them, many other Jews, attracted by the fertile soil and Ptolemy's liberality, emigrated there of their own accord.
During the Mamluk Sultanate era (1250–1517), society in Egypt was founded upon a system of military slavery. Male slaves trafficked for use as military slaves, mamluk, were a dominating social class in Egypt. Aside from mamluk military slavery, female slaves were used for sexual slavery and domestic maid service.
U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Egypt's commitment on Friday to allow UN-provided humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza on a temporary basis through the Kerem Shalom crossing, the White House said.