TOPIC feminism
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Ismail Fayed • 18 min read
The thin thread between misogyny and emancipation
Ismail Fayed | Faten Hamama gives a rare, realistic portrayal of the frustration experienced by women in Egypt
22 September 2020
detox • 13 min read
DETOX | Better late than never
Women are rightfully angry, and they’re demanding to be heard.
11 July 2020
architecture • 18 min read
Detox | Lazy beginnings
Our usual recommendations, if you’re spending the weekend at home in an attempt to fend off the cold
10 January 2020
marriage • 20 min read
Someone sleeping in your bed: On feminism and marriage in Egypt
Ghadeer Ahmed | Ghadeer Ahmed on feminism and marriage in Egypt
18 August 2018
literature • 10 min read
Literary gems: Latifa al-Zayat’s The Open Door 
Ismail Fayed | A novel that enmeshes the struggle of ambitious young women with the national independence struggle
31 March 2017
International Women's Day 2017 • 7 min read
Personal status laws – Feminist testimonies from Egypt
Azza Soliman | Azza Soliman explains how Egypt employs a legal approach that restricts women’s rights
14 March 2017
International Women's Day 2017 • 7 min read
Bodily rights – Feminist testimonies from Egypt
Ghadeer Ahmed | I’ve been working on bodily rights since the revolution. Before 2011, I was a really ordinary woman.
11 March 2017
International Women's Day 2017 • 6 min read
Politics as a path – Feminist testimonies from Egypt
Kheloud Gomaa | Like most young men and women of my generation, my involvement in public affairs began with the January
8 March 2017
International Women's Day 2017 • 8 min read
Feminist testimonies from Egypt: A series
Hind Ahmed Zaki | The introduction to our series marking International Women's Day this year
6 March 2017
 
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Opinion
Lama Abu Odeh
Liberal versus radical feminism: the fundamental contradiction
The sooner those feminists understand this underlying tension and try to manage it, the better
23 January 2021
Hind Ahmed Zaki
How Egyptian women have broken the stigma around sexual violence
This is a pivotal moment of pain, of positive confusion, that Egyptian society desperately needs
21 January 2021
S. Al Haq
From behind the screens: Feminism and hope in 2020
Online life was no longer just an extension of the world
19 January 2021
 
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News
Aliaa al-Mahdy • 3 min read
Egyptian blogger menaced for nude photo defiling Islamic State flag
26 August 2014
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Girls be like
Andeel | Woman: "Shit... a man!"
15 March 2015
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Cartoon: Socialization
Andeel | Man 1: "My wife." Man 2: "It's a pleasure."
13 October 2014
 
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