#domestic abuse
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Along the riverbanks, by the dilapidated buildings that pepper Cairo’s vast urban landscape, lies the story of a woman weaved from the threads of courage, hardship, and transformation. Her narrative is told through a recently launched project, Story of Sawsan, brought to life by Ameera Alnejaim. Sawsan’s tale — whose name has been changed — explores themes of poverty, domestic abuse, and displacement, as the protagonist navigates through marriage, divorce, motherhood, and the quest to reconcile the two cultures that…