All posts tagged "hijab"

Growing up in an unwelcoming city for women with strict parents, I never developed a sense of...

Egypt is a country with, as of April to June 2020, a 9.6 percent unemployment rate, a...

Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation is reportedly investigating popular Egyptian TV presenter Radwa El Sherbiny amid...

“Non veiled and no pets allowed,” those are the booking rules that Nevert Rahmy, mother of...

Several decades ago, it was rather uncommon for a young woman in Egypt to take up the...

In writing about cities and the characteristics of urban settings, urban sociologists have considered anonymity to be...

Recognized as one of the largest women’s movements in the world after winning the Facebook Community Leadership...

Forever concerned that we might be under-dressed to walk the streets in Egypt, we were taken aback...

The hijab, or headscarf, has emerged as a subject of heated debate not only in Egypt but...

A few weeks ago during my weekly commute between Cairo and Alexandria, I eavesdropped on a conversation...

In a society with a high sense of religious sentiment, it is a little hard for any criticism...

The following originally appeared on Kerning Cultures under the title ‘Not Just My Hijab’. Often the hijab is perceived...

“I failed at splits when I was a gymnast, my sister and cousin could easily do  but...

A video of former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser mocking the Muslim Brotherhood’s attempts to impose the...

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced on Saturday that basketball players will be able to wear religious...

It’s not that Arabs aren’t represented in rap culture, but rarely are they women, and never have...

As a little girl, like all other little girls, Manal Rostom was given kitchen sets and dolls....