#statues
Most women's rights defenders in Egypt aren't quite preoccupied with the alarmingly low number of statues depicting women in the country. Understandably, the issue pales in comparison with more pressing agenda items, like the many forms of de jure and de facto discrimination against women—from legal marital rape and inheritance inequality, to rampant FGM and sexual harassment. Yet the absence of the female from our public squares and perpetually bustling streets is indicative of a sexist mentality that places far…
