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In response to systemic sexual assaults on women in Egypt, activists have initiated well-organized campaigns to protect women's right to...
Speakers: Marianne Nagui Hanna Ibrahim, Cofounder and Executive Manager, Al-Gisr Center for Development and Dialogue, Egypt
Souad Slaoui, Professor of Linguistics, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Morocco
Presider: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations
October 26, 2012
CFR fellow Isobel Coleman speaks with two women leaders, Marianne Ibrahim from Egypt and Souad Slaoui from Morocco, as they discuss initiatives in their home countries to empower women and girls, improve inter-faith dialogues, and encourage positive policy changes that support human rights and international development.
This meeting was part of the Women and Foreign Policy Roundtable series.
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