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#female soldiers

When one thinks of the Suez Crisis, images often come to mind of male soldiers fighting the battle while the women were weeping or treating the soldiers from injuries. Yet this was not the case. In 1956, following the joint Israeli-French-British attack against Egypt, Egyptians went out to volunteer to fight in resistance in massive numbers, including both men and women in different ages. It was seen, and also portrayed by the Egyptian state, as an imperialist invasion against their…