Farag Hossam El Din, head of the Council of State, left, and secretary general Taha Karsoi, during the swearing in ceremony of the newly appointed female judges of Egypt's State Council, in Giza.
Nearly 100 women were on Tuesday sworn in as the first female judges of Egypt’s State Council, one of the country’s main judicial bodies, in Giza. All photos by EPA
One of the 98 newly appointed members of the Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority takes oath at the State Council headquarters in Giza.
The newly appointed women judges were sworn in before the council’s chief judge, Mohammed Hossam El Din, in a celebratory event in Cairo.
The swearing in ceremony came months after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asked for women to join the State Council and the Public Prosecution.
Newly appointed Egyptian judges wait in line at the swearing in ceremony at the State Council headquarters in Giza.
Taha Karsoi, secretary general of the Council of State, during the swearing in ceremony of the newly appointed female judges in Giza.
A newly appointed female member of the State Council, one of Egypt's main judicial bodies, takes oath at the council headquarters in Giza
Farag Hossam El Din, head of the Council of State, left, and secretary general Taha Karsoi, during the swearing in ceremony of the newly appointed female judges of Egypt's State Council, in Giza.
Nearly 100 women were on Tuesday sworn in as the first female judges of Egypt’s State Council, one of the country’s main judicial bodies, in Giza. All photos by EPA
One of the 98 newly appointed members of the Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority takes oath at the State Council headquarters in Giza.
The newly appointed women judges were sworn in before the council’s chief judge, Mohammed Hossam El Din, in a celebratory event in Cairo.
The swearing in ceremony came months after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asked for women to join the State Council and the Public Prosecution.
Newly appointed Egyptian judges wait in line at the swearing in ceremony at the State Council headquarters in Giza.
Taha Karsoi, secretary general of the Council of State, during the swearing in ceremony of the newly appointed female judges in Giza.
A newly appointed female member of the State Council, one of Egypt's main judicial bodies, takes oath at the council headquarters in Giza
Farag Hossam El Din, head of the Council of State, left, and secretary general Taha Karsoi, during the swearing in ceremony of the newly appointed female judges of Egypt's State Council, in Giza.
