Great Regulars: But as Saturday's referendum nears

on amendments to Egypt's constitution, the first surge has faded, and women's rights seem far in the background.

When a committee was assembled to draft the amendments, not a single woman was on the panel. And on March 8, International Women's Day, women took to Tahrir Square again, but this time they were heckled, booed, and threatened. Journalist Ethar El-Katatney wrote on Twitter: "Was just ranted at by a 'sheikh' telling me to go home and raise my kids."

from John Timpane: The Philadelphia Inquirer: Women's rights get short shrift in Egypt's makeover

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