A very grave & serious issue, Egyptian new constitution & women’r rights

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I am a college professor and a world citizen. I love all people, and strongly believe that all people are the same, regardless gender, race, color, religion, ethnicity, history, geography, culture, language, intellect, background or wealth. I am against inequality in all forms and shapes, firmly a pro women issues, fight against violence and harassment to women, everywhere, at home, at work, and on the streets. I want to see all peoples of this world become one. Perhaps through communicating with each other we can achieve this.

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The present ultra conservative Muslim Brother’s government is in the process of modifying & writing the constitution. In a nutshell, they want to limit a woman’s role to just being a wife, children bearer & a mother. It doesn’t include any items about her rights & her role in the society or even marriage because the wording of the constitution is written so to condone the marriage of 9 years old girls & also to have their genitals mutilated. I would have loved to translate the above & the recommendation a written by Attorney Mona Zulficar, but unfortunately pressed with time. Please help us by sharing and taking a stand.
Here is the link to the draft: Sorry it’s in Arabic. But in a nut shell, it ignores women’s and children’s rights.

http://tahrirnews.com/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D9%85%D9%86%D9%89-%D8%B0%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8-24-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%C2%AB%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AE%D8%AE%D8%A9%C2%BB-%D9%81%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%88/#.UJyaNiN9LuQ.facebook

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