Campaigns calling for military service to be available for Egyptian females are in constant growth each year. In Egypt’s Fourth National Youth Conference, held in Alexandria in July, the calls were renewed on Egypt’s minister of defense Sedky Sobhy. Gehad Al-Komy, founder of “Female Egyptian Conscript” delivered her demand to Sobhy to allow voluntary military service for females. She further called for opening training centers for females in order to allow for their participation in martial arts. Sobhy, in return, promised to take the demand with seriousness and stand on the legal and constitutional aspects of it. Howbeit, these demands are constantly met with sarcasm, not from the authorities, but rather from people who depict women as fragile objects who cannot withstand the burdensome of military service and believe that women will be physically challenged in such environment. While these campaigns are initiated by females who have a true feeling of patriotic sentiment, sexism often chases these women. A strong sarcasm wave hit social media a few months ago when the Ministry of Social Solidarity released a vague decision that was ultimately comprehended as a compulsory military service for females….
