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Her Excellency expressed her immense She emphasised her efforts to convey
happiness at receiving this recognition, that experience to Egypt, particularly
which came as a culmination of a during the rule of the Muslim
distinguished career dedicated to Brotherhood, a time when the political
unparalleled support for women's issues leadership sought to vilify the CEDAW

and rights, reflected in the various Convention through extensive media
positions she has held throughout her mobilisation via their affiliated
professional journey. She has been platforms.
elected six consecutive times as an Consequently, she worked vigorously to
international expert on the Committee on defend women's rights during this unjust
the Elimination of Discrimination Against period. This commitment led her to
Women (CEDAW), an unprecedented engage with many influential figures in
achievement among United Nations the field of women's rights, such as her
treaty bodies, owing to her extensive meetings with Dr. Amna Nossier, among
experience in this field and her others, with the hope of rescuing women
unwavering advocacy for a system of from the depths of marginalisation and
values that uphold women's rights as well despair they faced at that time. She
as respecting the values of our Arab aimed to affirm that Islamic teachings do
Region. not contradict the political and

Regarding her views on the Egyptian economic rights of women enshrined in
government's approach to women's the convention.
issues, she emphasised that there is Moreover, the Ambassador made
unprecedented support for the political significant efforts to advocate for the
and social rights of Egyptian women. She rights of rural women, who constitute a
also expressed her profound satisfaction substantial percentage of Egyptian
with the renewed efforts to highlight the women. She initiated a general
importance of family planning, given its recommendation within the CEDAW
significant implications for women's Committee addressing Article 14 of the
physical and mental health, as well as convention concerning rural women,
their roles as mothers, particularly for analysing the various difficulties and
women who are the primary challenges they face and providing
breadwinners of their families. recommendations to different countries
on how to safeguard the rights and needs
4. How has your experience with the of rural women. The Ambassador was
United Nations Committee on the keen to share this experience not only
Elimination of Discrimination Against within Egypt but also across various Arab
Women (CEDAW) influenced national nations. Additionally, she contributed to

policies in Egypt concerning women's the promotion of CEDAW within the
rights? Organization of Islamic Cooperation by
Her Excellency expressed her deep advocating for the establishment of a
gratitude for her tenure as an expert on Women's Development Organization
the CEDAW Committee, a position that (WDO) based in Cairo and working to turn
reflects the complete trust in her diligent this idea into reality.
and tireless work on this issue, as well as
her strict adherence to the preparation of
necessary working papers and policies. 5