Campus femicides in Egypt revive calls to strengthen laws against gender-based violence - WEIS

Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images(CAIRO, Egypt) -- The latest murder of a young woman in Egypt who had allegedly rejected the advances of a fellow student has sparked outrage and renewed calls for Egyptian lawmakers to take action. Islam Mohamed, a 22-year-old student at Al-Shorouk Academy in the Greater Cairo area, was detained early Wednesday on suspicion

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