Publications
This version represents the final output of the Conference, which was held in Sharm El-Sheikh under the title of "the rights of women between Shari’a and legislation - towards enhancing cooperation between religious and civil institutions," which includes the contributions of participants that have influenced the debate and revealed the divergence and convergence between religious institutions and civic institutions points, and even between visions of representing the same religious institutions. The reader will note that there is variation in the language and examples used at two levels:- intellectual backgrounds between representatives of the Egyptian religious institutions and Islamist feminists level.- between the various Arab countries vary in terms of intellectual and political contexts which in turn affected the Islamic intellectual heritage of these countries.This is indicated by the editor of the book Dr. Yusri Mustafa, an Egyptian researcher and member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Human Rights Fund, through the prelude.The introduction of this book introduced the case of the Egyptian Foundation for Family Development, which fought individually for 4 years in order to discuss women's issues from a legal perspective and work with preachers and female preachers and imams of mosques to get to a middle zone between Shari’a and legislation at the level of people because the texts are consistent and impeccable, but the major problem lies for those who interpret the texts of the two sides as an experiment was done by the Executive Director of the Egyptian Foundation for Family Development Ms. Hala AbdulKader.The papers contained in the book has been divided into several sections, depending on the topics have this division was as follows: -Section I: women's rights from the perspective of Shari’a: Visions and assumptions1. religious discourse, the requirements of renewal and reform necessities Dr. Yusri Mustafa-Egyptian researcher and member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Human Rights Fund2. Rights of Women in Islam: Al-Azhar document model by Dr. Mohamad Salem Abou Assi-Dean of the Faculty of Al-Azhar 3. Women between the honoring of Islam and wrong concepts "Sheikh Ahmed Turki-, Director General of the Ministry of Endowments, and member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs Research"4. Behavioral apostasy to some Muslims and their impact on women "Dr. Dia Ahmad- imam and a teacher and preacher of the Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments, and a former member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs"5. Jurisprudence of reality ... and controls assets "Dr. Ramadan Mohammed Abdalrazk- member of the Supreme Committee of Al Azhar Al Sharif call."Section II: women's rights from the perspective of Islamic feminism1. Islamic feminism stream: Knowledge and Reform Dr. Oumayma Abou Bakr - professor of English literature at Cairo University, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the WMF.2. Women's citizenship between legislative and idiosyncrasies : the model of Saudi Arabian women- Dr. Hatun Ajwad Alfassi- associate professor in the history of women at Qatar University and the University of King Saud."Section IV: Reporting and recommendations of the ConferenceThis section includes a general report and details of the conference discussions and working groups over 3 days which later resulted in a set of recommendations and proposals for action plans in both groups: pragmatic and systematic; these have been grouped under four headings:- communication and coordination- the production and circulation of knowledge- Capacity Development- advocacy and field activities
Egyptian
Foundation for Family Development believes that all the segments in the
Egyptian society has the right of knowledge ,and has the right to
receive information in a simple and understandable way.therefore, the
foundation issued this booklet in simple wording.Through
this step, the foundation works on educating the society regarding the
Constitution of 2014 in a simplistic way. The Egyptian Foundation for
Family Development decided to issue this booklet , which explain the
articles of the Constitution in a slang and simple language, accompanied
by cartoon drawings.
one of the projects implemented by the Foundation at this time in collaboration with the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development, includes the following:• About the EFFD (who we are, vision, goals).• Overview of the project and the reasons for adoption.• The overall objective of the project.• Specific goals.• Activities that will be implemented by the project to achieve its objectives.
This publication is briefing on the project since its inception until its completion with a focus on the most important achievements made over the two years project life through a simplified display about the EFFD and CIDEAL , then it moves to the overall and specific objectives of the project then the most important activities that have been implemented and supported by photos and finally it displays the most important achievements made by the project at human and economic levels.
This Booklet monitors an experience of legal support centers in a number of those centers operating in supporting of women's rights through Krama's project on combating violence against women implemented by the EFFD.
This study came to assess the work of some of the legal support centers in Cairo and Alexandria and to determine the strengths and weaknesses of those centers and direct and indirect impact on reduction of violence against women in general and legal violence in particular.
Using Karama's unique approach to measure impact of violence against women on law; it is a vision to use more sophisticated methodology for dealing with the theory of violence and law.
This Booklet contains six sections as follows:
Part I: Preface and introduction of the study
Part II: Objective and challenges
Part III: Numbers with indications
Part IV : Overview of important topics
Part V: Vision from the inside
Part VI: Conclusion and recommendations
Why the Handbook on women's rights under Islamic vision:
- To show how Islam is moderate and tolerant with women.
- To prove that Islam deals with women as a human being that have inalienable, clear and protected rights and not just donations or leftover delivered to them by the society.
- To discuss many misconceptions repeated by many and caused a discriminatory extremist against women and Islam is innocent of this misconception.
To confirm all those points the Handbook contains the following:
- Women are jewels of Islam.
- Women and men are equal before God.
- Misconceptions attributed to Islam.
- Women's work and assuming public office.
- Political role of women in Islam.
This booklet is an analytical documentary study of cases frequenting to psychological listening center for women in the EFFD within the framework of the Project "Combating Domestic Violence".
This booklet consists of 3 chapters as follows:
Chapter I: Analytical reading of the Project "Combating Domestic Violence".
- General information about the Project's working areas
- Statistical data on the Project's working areas
- Violence against women as shown from the form of monitoring, documenting and analyzing complains of violence.
Chapter II: Women's testimony and positive models
- Women's testimony to violence.
- Case study of a number of women facing domestic violence
- Models of positive experiences of women facing domestic violence
Chapter III: Monitoring, documenting and analyzing cases of violence after January Revolution
This Guide is a result of Family House activity and it is implemented by the EFFD within the framework of the Project "Combating Domestic Violence".
The Guide's objectives are as follows:
1- The necessity that all family's members be aware of the family culture concept and the objective thereof.
2- Activation of a constructive family dialogue to strengthen family ties.
3- Activation of contacts and communication within a family.
4- Family disputes resolution within a family.
5- Combating domestic violence.
6- Establishment of a gender's concept to make spouses exchanging their social and economic roles and functions according to family's needs.
The Guide addressed important points as follows:
- Why Family House Guide?
- Keys to marital happiness.
- How to make your wife happy?
- My mother-in-law is the biggest problem in my life.
- Brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
This is the third Guide for couples who are about to get married, as two guides for couples who are about to get married were previously issued.
The first Guide: foundations of proper selection and ways to preserve family life.
The second Guide: intimate relationships from a social perspective.
The third Guide: we presented the third Guide under the title (legal rights for couples who are about to get married). It is a set of concepts, terminologies and legal information on family relationships starting from engagement through all the legal rights of spouses, ending with ways to get legal marital rights by both sides.
This Guide comes to complement our campaign to educate couples who are about to get married as we found, through training, that both parties are in a great need to know the legal rights towards each other; such legal rights are considered the light that illuminates their way when taking a marriage step.
This Guide includes a number of important points as follows:
First: engagement and it consists of the following:
1- Definition of engagement.
2- A broken engagement.
3- What is the provision governing the return of engagement's gifts in case of a broken engagement.
Second: Marriage and it consists of the following:
1- Definition of marriage.
2- Conditions of a marriage contract.
3- The right of woman to divorce herself.
Third: unregistered marriage
Fourth: List of furniture
Fifth: obedience notice and objection thereto
1- What is obedience?
2- Conditions for keeping wife in marital home.
3- Cases of non commitment to stay in marital home by a wife.
The EFFD renewed the first flyer and finally issued an informative flyer that explains the EFFD's mission, objectives, work methodology and its various programs; the flyer includes in particular the following points:
1- About the EFFD
2- Vision
3- Mission
4- The EFFD methodology of work
5- Objectives
6- Unites
7- Programs : Legal Program – Family Rights Program – Child Rights Program – Youth Program – Training Program
8- Administrative organ
9- The EFFD's Scope of Work
The flyer was made in both Arabic and English.
