Nazra for Feminist Studies

Nazra aims at establishing and entrenching Women’s rights in Egypt through research of the factors of determining the situation of women, providing special interest to two factors we consider the most important: legal codification and social variables. We believe it necessary to work to institute legislations that are more supportive of Women’s rights, applying local, regional and international tools to enforce such legislative progress. We think that this legal struggle must be accompanied by a thorough societal debate on Women’s issues; otherwise we would be risking a gap between the law and society which can undermine the whole venture.
In view of what we have articulated above, we aim at:
* Documenting the role of the Feminist Movement in the Middle East
* Studying the social and cultural contexts affecting the situation of women in the region
* Contributing to the formation of a new generation interested in women’s issues and capable of helping the field
* Helping other NGOs adopt a Gender-conscious perspective in their activities and policies
* Producing short documentary and feature films depicting the lives of women in the region