VIDEO: Life as a transgender person in Egypt

Egypt is the only Arab country with legal provisions for gender identity disorder patients, but despite this they suffer from social stigma.

BBC

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

BBC

Egypt hands down 230 life sentences

An Egyptian court has sentenced 230 people, including the prominent liberal activist Ahmed Douma, to life in prison for anti-government protests.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Kenya transgender activist wins case

Kenya's high court orders education authorities to amend the name on a school certificate of a woman who was born male.

 

5 years ago

BBC

29 Apr

Coronavirus: Transgender people 'extremely vulnerable' during lockdown

Rights groups say coronavirus restrictions are leaving vulnerable trans people even more exposed.

 

5 years ago

RFI

07 Mar

Glamour and equality in Thailand at world's top transgender pageant

Glamour and equality in Thailand at world's top transgender pageant  RFIGlamour and equality in Thailand at world's top transgender pageant  Pulse Live KenyaView Full coverage on Google News

 

5 years ago

BBC

10 May

Hisham Selim, famed Egyptian actor, praised over transgender son

When a famed Egyptian actor revealed his daughter had transitioned, the reaction was unconventional.

 

11 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Egypt elections 'will be transparent'

Egypt's interim prime minister says next week's presidential elections will be free and fair.

 

11 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: The influence of Egypt's army

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, the former Army chief, is the fifth Egyptian leader drawn from the armed forces.

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: 'Nobody should be president for life'

US President Barack Obama warns that Africa will not advance if its leaders try to cling to power, and says 'nobody should be president for life'.

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Outcry over Egypt's death penalties

Egypt faces widespread criticism over the increasing numbers of Islamists being sentenced to death, reports the BBC's Sally Nabil.

 

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