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On the political front, '''women were emboldened after last year’s uprisings, but now claim they are feeling “sidelined by the transition process and say they have been shut out of decision-making by political parties and the government”''', the report said.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/yemeni-women-lose-out-after-revolution-1.1080443|2=2012-09-25}} Yemeni women lose out after revolution] - Associated Press, September 24, 2012</ref>}} | On the political front, '''women were emboldened after last year’s uprisings, but now claim they are feeling “sidelined by the transition process and say they have been shut out of decision-making by political parties and the government”''', the report said.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/yemeni-women-lose-out-after-revolution-1.1080443|2=2012-09-25}} Yemeni women lose out after revolution] - Associated Press, September 24, 2012</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote|October, 2012|'''Egypt has come in second place in the trading of women''', according to Azza Soliman, the national coordinator of fighting female human trafficking and trade. | |||
Soliman said that Egypt has turned from a transit country to a “residence country” for the women<BR>. . .<BR> | |||
Experts say the number of women trafficked into neighboring countries is on the rise as wealthy Arabs take advantage of difficult economic situations, marry young girls with the intent to use them in the sex trade. | |||
Makram Ouda, executive director of the Jordanian Women Union said that they have found 70 Egyptian women who were trafficked into Jordan and kept there as part of the sex trade network after their husbands “bought” them from their parents. | |||
And while the marriage contracts are legitimate, these new brides find themselves working either as beggars or as sex workers.<ref>Manar Ammar - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.bikyamasr.com/79064/human-trafficking-sex-trade-to-egypt-on-the-rise-jordan-reported-as-hub/|2=2012-10-06}} Human trafficking, sex trade to Egypt on the rise, Jordan reported as hub] - Bikya Masr, October 3, 2012</ref>}} | |||
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