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In Photos: Bint Al Nil’s Archived Photos

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In Photos: Bint Al Nil’s Archived Photos

 

Bint Al Nil: 1951 | AUC Rare Book and Special Collections Digital Library

Once upon a women’s movement, Doria Shafik, Egypt’s renowned suffragate and feminist founded the women’s journal Bint Al-Nil. The Arabic-language magazine appeared on newsstands for the first time in 1945 with the purpose of awakening Egyptian and Arab women to their rights and powers. The final issue of the magazine was in 1957, but Shafik still stands as a pioneer of the feminist movement in Egypt until this day.

The magazine was tailored for women of all interests and passions, it dipped into political activism and social issues, highlighted women in the workforce, focused on nutrition and health information, and featured motherhood and parenting tips. Shafik’s magazine rooted the seeds for the Bint Al Nil Party, the first and only women’s party that was formed in Egypt that aimed to advocate for women’s rights.

Bint Al Nil: 1956 | AUC Rare Book and Special Collections Digital Library
Bint Al Nil: 1956 | AUC Rare Book and Special Collections Digital Library
Bint Al Nil: 1949 | AUC Rare Book and Special Collections Digital Library
Bint Al Nil: 1953 | AUC Rare Book and Special Collections Digital Library
Bint Al Nil: 1954 | AUC Rare Book and Special Collections Digital Library

 

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Farah Rafik is a graduate from the American University in Cairo (AUC) with a dual degree in Multimedia Journalism and Political Science. After being an active participant in Model United Nation (MUN) conferences both locally and internationally, Farah discovered her love for writing. When she isn’t writing about Arts & Culture for Egyptian Streets, she is busy watching films and shows to review. Writing isn’t completed without a coffee or an iced matcha latte in hand—that she regularly spills. She occasionally challenges herself in reading challenges on Goodreads, and can easily read a book a day.

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