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With the arrest of 9 women for their public appearance on TikTok and the rise of notorious cases such as the Fairmont Incident and the Ahmed Bassam Zaki affair on the national debate stage, Egypt is witnessing a feminist revival that is equal parts hope and heartache—hope that, as a nation, Egypt will rise to the challenge of ensuring the safety and dignity of every woman and girl, and heartache for the millions of women for whom this feminist awakening was…