The Architecture of Social Death: A Quantitative Study on the Precarious Existence of Queer Youth in Egypt’s “New Republic”
Executive Summary: This report, commissioned by the Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute, documents a systemic psychosocial emergency among queer youth in Egypt. Amidst... Read more.
Screens, Vows, and Penalties: Gendered Extortion and the Weaponization of Cyber Adultery in Arab Courts
Introduction Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the rapid migration of personal intimacy into encrypted messaging applications, social networks, and... Read more.
A Web of Violence: The Systemic Erasure of Transgender People in Morocco
Executive summary: This report documents the systemic human rights violations encountered by transgender and non-binary individuals in Morocco, who are ensnared... Read more.
Criminalized and Marginalized: A Socio-Legal Analysis of HIV Key Populations and People Living with HIV in Egypt
Executive Summary: This report provides a comprehensive socio-legal analysis of the systemic challenges confronting HIV Key Populations (KPs)—including sex workers,... Read more.
Between Stigma and Survival: A Data-Driven Mixed Methods Analysis of Transgender Experiences, Rights and Priorities in the MENA Region
Executive summary: Transgender individuals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) face a significant crisis characterized by discriminatory legislation and widespread... Read more.
Egypt Moves to Close a Loophole Allowing Transgender Individuals Access to Legal Gender Recognition
The Egyptian authorities appear to be exacerbating the difficulties faced by transgender individuals, who already contend with a prohibition on gender-affirming... Read more.
Iraqi Proposed Amendments to Criminalize Transgender People are Neither Islamic nor Constitutional
A recent set of amendments introduced in Iraq has stirred considerable controversy as they aim to target individuals who identify as queer. Notably, these amendments... Read more.
Legal Unit Annual Activities Report for 2023
Executive Summary: This report, produced by the Legal Unit of Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute, presents an overviewof the unit’s activities in 2023. The report... Read more.
The MENA Trans Archives Series: Understanding Modern Fiqh on Intersex and Transgender People in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Abstract: Islamic Fiqh (Jurisprudence) largely governs the lives of transgender and intersex individuals in the Middle East and North Africa region. Since early... Read more.
The MENA Trans Archives Series: Understanding the Judicial Directions & Practices on Legal Gender Recognition in the Middle East and North Africa Case Law
Abstract: There is a significant gap in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) legal scholarship regarding legal gender recognition, which leads to a lack of understanding... Read more.