All our publications reflect ECWR’s philosophy of making concepts related to women’s legal and political rights easily understandable to society and women in particular, through the use of simplified language and wide distribution. Many of our publications are based on the practical experiences of ECWR through our fieldwork with women. Click on the links below for more information. To order copies any of our publications, please contact us. |
| “Towards the Unknown: The Risks of Chaos” ECWR conducted a study entitled "“Towards the Unknown: The Risks of Chaos”. The study addresses the impact of electoral violence on Egypt’s democratic transition and women’s political participation. The field sample of the study was 2509 people from six governorates: Cairo, Giza, Qalubaya, Alexandria, Minya, and Isma'alya. This study is the first to address electoral violence and its impact on Egyptian society, | |  |
| democratic transition, and the weak political representation of Egyptian women in the Parliament. It analyzes the impact of electoral violence on political participation, and more specifically focuses on women, and how this inhibits Egypt’s democratic transition process. It also monitors the role civil society plays in supporting and raising awareness about the importance of political participation, and emphasizes the importance of a fair and free election process as a basic indicator for political reform in Egypt. read more >>> |
Women's political status watchdog: "quarterly report for monitoring women's political status" This report is issued in the framework of "Women in Democratic Transition" program – the program that aims at improving women's political participation - through monitoring their active participation and through spreading awareness to correct wrong misconceptions surrounding women’s political participation. | | |
The report monitors women and political parties in Egypt, women's relation to the religious trends (Muslim Brotherhood), women in elected councils, in addition to their role in decision making and the election process, as well as women in media and the role of civil society. It presented also the challenges to women's political participation in Egypt. |
"Family Court and Its Recent Amendments"This book was issued in the framework of the "Access to Justice" program that aims to raise awareness about the role of law and how to empower women to achieve justice by using the legal system. Though the Family Court was established more than 5 years ago, many people still have a lot of questions about its importance, its role, and to what extent it affects the judicial proceedings of Personal Status cases. Thus, we are pleased to introduce this publication. | | 
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We focused in the preliminary section of the book on the system of the family courts, explaining what is the function of these courts and on the current discussion surrounding the court systems. In addition, we discussed establishing offices for settling family disputes, on the importance of psychologists and socialists’ roles in family courts, on establishing new prosecution under the name of family affairs, ending the verdicts of family courts, and the implementation and operation of legitimate verdicts. The second section discusses the jurisdiction of family courts in personal status cases for guardian of self and guardian of money. In addition, this section focuses on the Writ of Summons and judicial fees relief that includes imprisonment cases and reasons that made the judge exempts those previous cases from the necessity for lawyer's signature on its writs. The third topic discusses the jurisdiction of the chief judge of the family court to issue death certificates and inheritance in addition to the articles that organize issuing the inheritance certificate and its authenticity. The fourth topic discusses the jurisdiction of the chief judge of the family court as a judge in urgent matters to file petitions, as a judge of Provisional Matters in the Court of main instance. For the sixth and seventh topics, the book focuses on the role of family affairs' procurator office; offices of settling family disputes; the legal form in these offices. As for the eighth and ninth topics: we focused on family insurance system, family insurance fund, and the performance of Nasser Social Bank for expenditures and wages, and the recent important amendments in Personal Status Law ( Custody law amendment – Child law amendment). |
Index of NGO Laws in Egypt The publication has been introduced within the framework of the "Civil Education and Community Mobilization” programs that ECWR implemented in 12 governorates. The program aimed to make NGOs independent and to give them the ability to effectively operate the NGOs according to Law No 84/2002. The book includes the concept of civil society, its beginning and its development as well the role of civil society as a partner to | | 
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| achieve development, the creation of NGOs in Egypt, principles of NGO law and the rights to form these NGOs, the development of the NGO law in Egypt since the mid-20th century, problems that face developing NGOs under the restrictions imposed on mobilizing support and financing, abilities of the management to dissolve an NGO. There is also an attached PowerPoint presentation about developing the NGOs in a safe legal environment and about gaining external funding and entering into networks. |
| "The Best Judicial Rulings on Reproductive Health" This book seeks to elaborate the important role of judges in implementing principles of reproductive health as one aspect of human rights through analyzing a number of judicial verdicts that represent the best implementations for the right to reproductive health. The book includes: | | 
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- An introduction to the reproductive rights prescribed in the international conventions and national legislation. - The challenges that face judges when they follow the international conventions related to reproductive health. - 10 Judicial verdicts as a model for the best implementations for reproductive health. The 10 cases include: verdict no. 5189/68, "Elimination of sexual violence", verdict no. 21138/66, "Elimination of gender-based violence", verdict no. 17411/99, "Elimination of sexual violence", verdict no. 1381/67 judicial "Elimination of sexual violence assembled in sexual harassment and sexual molestation", verdict of the Supreme Constitutional Court no. 201/23, "Elimination of gender-based discrimination in ending the marital relationship", verdict no. 243/21, "Elimination of gender- based discrimination, verdict no. 33/ 15 judicial "the right to form a family without separating the couple, lawsuit verdict no. 546/2004 appealed in Osret Al-Khalifa, verdict no. 11551/2008 in Cairo criminal court- New Egypt "Elimination of gender- based violence", verdict no. 23/16 judicial constitutional on 18th March 1995 "Right to choose the husband" |
| WOMEN: Non Periodical newsletter issued by ECWR Nisa'a magazine is a vehicle for insightful, thought-provoking discussions on women's issues that are accessible to the general public. It provides an alternative to beauty and fashion magazines, creating a forum to look at women as more than physical bodies. This publication deals with the human, social, cultural and intellectual character of women | | |
| and is based on the views and opinions of real women. In this way, it provides a grassroots discussion of women's issues, not one that is imposed by the government or other top-down forces. Each issue highlights concerns, obstacles, perspectives, and successes of Egyptian women, forming an important resource for all interested in the situation of women in Egypt… read more >>> |
Series of Booklets: Talk on PoliticsThis series was issued in the framework of the program “Support Women’s Rights” which aims to develop and activate women's role in the field of political participation. The issues covered by these booklets are intended to help women understand the main principles of political work, through a series of booklets entitled, "Talk on Politics". | | |
| The choice of title aimed specifically to overcome the psychological barrier between women and the term "politics", which means problems for a large number of women. The title of this series corresponded with issuing colorful, simple and easily understood publications with funny cartoons. This is meant to encourage women to read about political topics… read more>>> |
Series of Booklets “A.B. Law” This series of booklets was prepared by ECWR in order to simplify legal concepts and raise the awareness of the whole society, especially women. The percentage of women ignorant of the law continues to increase, reaching to 75%, even among educated women. These booklets are characterized with the simplicity of its language, so women everywhere can easily understand their legal rights and duties. | |  |
| The series covers women’s legal rights and duties concerning the Family Law (marriage, divorce, alimony, khula and custody), and other issues concerning women, such as signing an uncovered cheque. It also deals with some civil issues facing woman as a renter or a home owner, or as an employee in the private or public sector. The booklets also explain the legal documents needed in different situations in order to enable women to follow up their own lawsuits, by themselves or through their lawyers. read more >>>> |
Series of Booklets: Nabawya's Stories In the framework of ECWR's interest in raising the political awareness of all members of society, especially the huge sector of illiterate women, who form what is politically referred to as "the absolute majority", more than 50%, ECWR issued a series of booklets entitled "Nabawya's stories". Moreover, in the framework of civil education and the improvement of women's political rights, | |  |
| ECWR continues to publish the series, which consists of a group of booklets explaining the key political concepts through colored cartoons and simplified language. These cartoons show a simple story concerning some of the most important political topics including, electoral identity cards, the election platforms, and various questions and issues concerning the People's Assembly.This series has proven to be a great success because it was done accurately and the concepts were simply explained. Moreover, the series makes use of a character that the target audience can identify with, an illiterate woman who is trying to get education and tell others about her newly gained information and knowledge. read more >>>> |
| Rising on Women's Bodies: Report conducted by ECWR monitors on women-only sections in the polling places during the 2005 Egyptian Parliamentary Election ... read more >>> 1 ، 2 | |  |
Leaflet on Political Participation The leaflet addresses the concept of political participation; the importance of women's participation in political life; the meaning of an individual-based voting system; what is a campaign platform; | | |
how many members are in the People's Assembly; the difference between the seat for laborers/farmers and the seat for others; the People's Assembly term limits; the role of the People's Assembly; the conditions for nomination to the People's Assembly. |
Women in Professional Syndicates: The book summarizes the work of ECWR's “Women in Professional Syndicates” project and its activities. It reports on women's representation in the professional syndicates, such as the lawyers' syndicate; Egyptian women's participation in syndicates; women's political participation in the political reform movements; and gives and overview of ECWR's project supporting a women's cadre school in the lawyers' and press syndicates. read more >>> 1 ، 2 | | |
The Story of Safia and Her Official DocumentsThe booklet explains the procedures of Law No 143 (1994) on the civil status of unregistered people through the use of the story about Safia and her reasons for wanting an identity card and how she eventually obtained it. | | |
Bortus... An Experience that Means LifeAt the beginning, the aim of this book was to raise women's awareness of their rights and how to obtain an electoral card and vote in elections. However, it was surprising that only 11% of the target group had any official documents! This was the beginning of the experience the center is presenting in this book. | | 
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Building Political Culture With Young Women as Leaders: This book contains reports on and discussions about the cultural component of the third phase of the Women's Cadre School Program, which aimed to build the capacity of young women under the age of 25 years in political parties in order to create a new generation of young women leaders. The book addresses:
1. Rights granted by international conventions
2. Legal background from the constitution and political practice in Egypt
3. Political participation and parties
4. Political Economy read more >>> 1 ، 2 | | 
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Why Are We Here? One of sexual harassment publications that were distributed at the May 18th, 2007 event in Sakyat El-Saway Culture Wheel. It contains stories about women who experienced harassment, a summary of ECWR's campaign activities and objectives, background information on the beginning of the sexual harassment campaign, and what have to do if you are harassed. | | 
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Publications of Sexual Harassment campaign: TAKE ACTION - REPORT THESE CRIMES: This card contains the procedures to follow in order to file a police report when a woman experiences sexual harassment | | |
What is Sexual Harassment? This card addresses the types of sexual harassment and the articles pertaining to sexual harassment within the Egyptian Penal Code. | | 
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. Harassment: The Social Cancer:
This book addresses the issue of sexual harassment and the difference between sexual harassment and other similar forms of violence. In addition, this book discusses the silence surrounding sexual harassment, the reasons behind sexual harassment, follow-up reports of focus groups held for different target groups and conducted by ECWR, general results of the study, the impacts of sexual harassment on both the harasser and those who experience the harassment, the negative effects of sexual harassment on families & society, what to do if you experience sexual harassment, what your legal options are if you experience sexual harassment, the applicable articles in the Egyptian Penal Code, and women's personal accounts of sexual harassment.
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| Booklet: The Sexual Harassment of Women: The booklet entitled "Sexual Harassment & How to Confront It". The booklet includes a definition of Sexual harassment, the impacts of sexual harassment, how to deal with sexual harassment at the individual level (girls and women), how to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace and study, | |  |
| , searching for ways for protection, how to face sexual harassment on the societal level, and the draft law submitted by ECWR. |
Booklet: The Sexual Harassment of Children: The booklet is entitled "The Sexual Harassment of Children: The Problem & Ways to Confront It." The booklet includes the definition of sexual | |  |
| harassment, its impacts, how to deal with sexual harassment at the individual level (girls and women), how to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace and study, searching for ways of protection, how to face sexual harassment on the societal level, and the draft law submitted by ECWR. |
Clouds in Egypt's Sky ECWR conducted a study, "Clouds in Egypt's Sky,” targeted 2000 Egyptian men and women from Cairo (Masaken Ain Shams, Shobra Masr, Kaloibya (Shobra el Kheima, Banha)), and Giza (Embaba, El Dokki), and 100 foreign women from Cairo (students at AUC, tourists in the Khan el Khalili, and students at Arabic language centers). The study was published on the 17th of July, 2008. | |  |
The new research tackled sexual harassment on three levels: Sexual harassment: "The Female Perspective"This section aims to understand sexual harassment as experienced by women, to discover how they perceive the issue, how often they face it, and the demographics that are most effected. It also explores how women see the role of the security and police force in protecting them, both on the streets and also in private settings between friends and family members.Men and sexual harassment: "The Male Perspective"This aspect of the research tackles sexual harassment as perceived by men who have been accused of harassing women. This new approach reveals how men define sexual harassment and compares their definition with that of women. This section determines the main demographic of accused harassers and the men in the study were asked to explain their reasons for harassing women. In addition, the harassers were asked to give suggestions for how the issue of sexual harassment can be resolved. Foreign Women: "Views and experiences"After receiving many complaints from foreign women (tourists, and also students and residents) it became clear that not only is harassing foreign women prevalent in Egypt but also that it could potentially dissuade foreigners from returning or from encouraging others to visit Egypt.The British Embassy, as well as several other embassies, routinely warns its citizens that sexual harassment is common in Egypt before they visit. We felt we needed to disperse this information and engage the Ministry of Tourism in a discussion on the effects of sexual harassment on tourism in Egypt. The effects of sexual harassment on the economy and tourism are mentioned in the study and were also discussed in a seminar attended by economic and sociology professors and representatives from the Ministry of Tourism. We published the research on the 17th of July, 2008 at a press conference at the ECWR office that was attended by many journalists and news channels. read more >>> |
| A leaflet: The Sexual Harassment of Children: The Problem…Methods of Confrontation" ECWR issued a leaflet entitled "The Sexual Harassment of Children: The Problem…Methods of Confrontation". It discusses the definition of child sexual harassment and its forms, in addition to concepts that should be explained to children about sexual abuse, and how to recognize an aggressor or harasser. The leaflet identifies potential persons, who may harass children and the symptoms from which children suffer when they are subjected to harassment. Finally, it offers solutions about how families can handle this matter if their children are subjected to such kinds of violence, and how they can protect their children from sexual harassment. | |  |
