Shahida El-Baz

Shahida El-Baz (Arabic: شهيدة الباز; (born 2 November 1938 - 21 October 2021) was an Egyptian feminist who wrote many books on Arab women's issues. El-Baz was the General Director of the Arab and African Research Center in Cairo, Egypt. She was a member of the General Assembly establishing the Arab Society for Sociology, and Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) as well as the Executive Committee between 2008 and 2011.

Quotes

• Saluting a Life of Unflinching Commitment to Justice, Equality and Freedom.
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• The Impact of Social and Economic Factors on Women’s Group Formation in Egypt.
• women have been and continue to be manipulated to represent a cultural ideal of perfect womanhood.
• Egyptian women have been working productively for thousands of years and the law governing women’s work was issued more than fifty years ago.
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• A clear violation of human rights laws in general and an infringement on women’s rights in particular.
• The right course has become distinct from the wrong.
• The resst will come as they have forgotten everything related to civilization, especially since this law does not take into account age or even religion and other basic matters that require examination when enacting any law.
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• I respect the Tagammu Party because, in my opinion, it is one of the best opposition parties that emerged under difficult circumstances.
• I hope that Egyptians will realize the importance of having a party like Tagammu that takes their interests into account.
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