2014届高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力：《埃及的女权在阿拉伯世界中最差》.docVIP

埃及的女权在阿拉伯世界中最差 Egypt is now the worst country for womens rights in the Arab world, according to a poll of gender experts. 埃及是阿拉伯世界中女性权利最差的国家。 The survey looked at womens rights in the wake of the Arab uprisingsThe study found sexual harassment, high rates of female genital（生殖器） mutilation（毁损） and a growth in conservative Islamist groups contributed to the low ranking. ?The Comoros islands came top in the survey, which was conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. ? The poll surveyed more than 330 gender experts in 21 Arab League states as well as Syria. ? It is the foundations third annual study focusing on womens rights since the Arab Uprisings in 2011. ? Everyday harassment ? Iraq ranked second-worst after Egypt, followed by Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen.? ? The Comoros, where women hold 20% of ministerial positions, is followed at the top of the rankings by Oman, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar. ? The poll asked experts to assess factors such as violence against women, reproductive rights, treatment of women within the family and womens role in politics and the economy. ? Discriminatory laws and a spike in trafficking contributed to Egypts place at the bottom of the ranking of 22 Arab states, the survey said. ? There are whole villages on the outskirts of Cairo and elsewhere where the bulk of economic activity is based on trafficking in women and forced marriages, said Zahra Radwan of US-based rights group Global Fund for Women. ? However, sexual harassment was cited as the main factor. ? A UN report in April said 99.3% of women and girls in Egypt had been subjected to sexual harassment. ? The social acceptability of everyday sexual harassment affects every woman in Egypt regardless of age, professional or socio-economic background, marriage status, dress or behaviour, said Noora Flinkman of Egyptian campaign group HarassMap. ? Meanwhile, the survey said Iraq was now more dangerous for women than under Saddam Hussein, with women disproportionately affected by the vi