All posts tagged "egyptian women"

By Aya Nader, BECAUSE Eighteen year old Egyptian Fatma* got married to a Jordanian rich man in...

Rania Roushdy, 24, is a youthful Egyptian model who is confined to a wheelchair, yet hopes to...

A teenage Egyptian girl died on Sunday after undergoing female genital mutilation at a private hospital in...

In a new address related to the stripping and beating of a Coptic Christian woman in the...

“Are women discouraged from achieving their dreams in Egypt?” That is a question a group of American...

By Aya Nader, BECAUSE In the political and cultural tumult of present-day Egypt, understanding how different groups...

An Egyptian court has revoked the medical license of Raslan Fadl a year after he was found...

Female taxi drivers continue to break taboos and stereotypes. One woman took it even further, working as...

Egypt’s Prosecutor-General has ordered the arrest of Taymour El-Sobky, a Facebook page administrator, for claiming that almost...

All women working at Cairo University’s hospitals have been banned form wearing the niqab (full face-veil), announced...

For many, the phrase ‘Egyptian beauty’ brings up images of Pharaohs and Ancient Egypt. However, in the...

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Dr Ahmed Emad Radi has pledged to eradicate female genital mutilation...

Female genital mutilation among Egyptian girls aged 15 to 19 has declined by a significant 27 percent...

After her husband died, 70-year-old Ezz Abdallah felt that the only way she could support her family...

Finally, Egyptian women will be able to earn EGP 6,000 a month by working alongside the homemade...

“Just follow all the others,” says the doorman at a large office building when asked for directions to...

By Nada Deyaa’, Daily News Egypt A girl’s wedding night is believed to be the happiest in...