The MENA
Region Trans Archives
Welcome to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Trans Archives! We are pleased to introduce the first and only open-access database dedicated to transgender rights in the MENA region.
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Research Unit
Our Research Program is dedicated to promoting social justice and empowering marginalized communities in the MENA region.
Legal Unit
We aim to empower you, defend your rights, and drive positive change in our communities and beyond.
Media Unit
We are committed to using media as a catalyst for societal transformation and amplifying the voices of marginalized communities.
Featured Analysis
‘Deportation Was Worse than HIV’: How Health Status is Weaponized as a Border
The news came suddenly, and it tore through a life already in motion. A man in his twenties, who had left Egypt to build a future in Dubai, learned that the routine blood test tied to his residency visa had returned a different result: he was HIV-positive. Within days, he
Abolishing the Requirement for Egyptian Companies to Test Egyptian Workers for HIV
This article discusses the abolition of the employer’s right to request HIV testing from an employee. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is only transmitted through direct contact: vaginal and anal sex, sharing medical syringes, and breastfeeding. AIDS, the late-stage disease caused by HIV, is classified as an endemic disease and,
How Many Are Infected? Or How Do Services Work? A critical reading of the status of HIV services in Egypt
A question arises when we are at the heart of the lived conditions of the HIV file in Egypt, whether we are service recipients, providers, both, or activists in the medical or human rights fields. Amidst the efforts made and resources pumped, the truth of matters can be lost: Where
About
Cairo 52
Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute, the inaugural regional legal institute with a distinctive emphasis on the matters concerning sexual and bodily liberties of marginalized communities.
Vision
To establish a society that possesses a comprehensive understanding of its fundamental, sexual, and bodily human rights.
Mission
To effectively communicate legal information clearly and promote human rights and body autonomy, provide legal assistance to marginalized individuals, and create a platform to amplify silenced voices.
Featured Publications
A Web of Violence: The Systemic Erasure of Transgender People in Morocco
Media Observatory of Arrests Based on Sex Work from January 2024 to December 2024
Criminalized and Marginalized: A Socio-Legal Analysis of HIV Key Populations and People Living with HIV in Egypt
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