There is a lot to work on in Egypt after the revolution. Unfortunately not all Egyptians are equal before the Egyptian law. Women and persons who belong to religious minorities are deeply affected by injustices in the laws and customs.
Until this very moment women are not allowed to be judges. Perpetrators of honor killings get a reduced punishment in the Egyptian law and they are not treated as perpetrators of murder. Women charged with adultery get a punishment that is more than what a man would get if charged with the same crime. Non-Muslim women have to apply Islamic Shariaa Law in inheritance issues which means half what a man gets.
Copts and other religious minorities are not allowed to freely build their worship places. They are not allowed to hold certain public positions.
To tackle the problem a campaign towards full citizenship rights and equality before the law for all Egyptians should take place. One aspect of that will be workshops and training programs about a rights based approach to citizenship.
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