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Shimaa Hamdi

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Egyptian journalist covering women's issues and gender justice. An editor at Athar, her investigations focus on institutional discrimination and gender-based violence.

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The journalists' and lawyers' unions: Abdel Khalek Tharwat Street brought them together, and so did women's struggles
Women & Equality Report

The journalists' and lawyers' unions: Abdel Khalek Tharwat Street brought them together, and so did women's struggles

A report documenting the reality women face inside Egypt's journalists' and lawyers' unions, from discrimination and stereotyping to weak representation on union councils

August 26, 2026 16 min read