Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) affirmed that empowering women and girls while taking into consideration their needs are crucial for realizing sustainable development, according to its President Maya Morsi.
Morsi, who is leading the Egyptian delegation to the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York, made the remarks last Saturday during a meeting with Secretary General of the Saudi Family Affairs Council, Maymouna bint Khalil.
She called for changing the erroneous concepts about women in Islam, noting that the upright teachings of Islam underlined equality in the rights of men and women.
Furthermore, she also brought up cyber violence against women, noting that Egypt has ratified legislative frameworks in this regard.
Moreover, Morsi announced that Egypt has launched a technology hackathon to combat violence against women.
For her part, Bint Khalil stressed the importance of clarifying the upright teachings of Islam about women’s issues. She also affirmed the importance of collaborating with the National Council of Women on common issues.
