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POLL: Women's rights in the Arab world

Updated: Tue, 12 Nov 2013

Thomson Reuters Foundation's third annual poll of gender experts gives a snapshot of the state women's rights in Arab states three years after the Arab Spring and as Syria's conflict threatens further regional upheaval.

POLL-Egypt is worst Arab state for women, Comoros best

Harassment, sexual violence and high rates of female genital mutilation contribute to Egypt’s place at the bottom of our ranking

FACTBOX-Women's rights in the Arab world

Key facts and figures on women’s rights in one of the most conservative corners of the world
ANALYSIS-Arab Spring nations backtrack on women's rights

Entrenched patriarchal structures and the rise of Islamists have thwarted hopes for greater freedoms
Iraq women lament costs of U.S. invasion

Few miss Saddam Hussein’s iron-fisted rule, but women’s freedoms have regressed over the past decade

RESULTS

How states rank for women's rights *Worst to best

interactive map of results

results by theme

arab spring countries: interactive map of results

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