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Twitter and Facebook were flooded with posts from Egyptian women and men in a June 20 online campaign calling for an end to Egypt’s notoriously rampant sexual harassment of women. Search #endSH on Twitter today, June 20, and you will…
After Mubarak activism, Egyptian women battle for equality
FB blocks anti-women driving Saudi campaign
FB blocks anti-women driving Saudi campaign – Emirates 24/7. FB blocks anti-women driving Saudi campaign Female activists say they have not violated the network’s rules A group of Saudi women who launched a counter-campaign on Facebook this week to press…