(via BBC News - Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite images)
May 31, 2011, 12:41pm
Boga deeshus…
Egypt’s “Spinsters” Fight Against Stereotypes and Discrimination
Cairo, Egypt – It is a challenge to be unmarried in Egypt and even more so if the woman is “growing old” according to Egyptian customs. This means any unmarried woman past her mid-twenties is seen negatively through society’s lens, leaving many questions to be answered. However, a group of Egyptian female activists are speaking out against the “A’anis,” or spinster, concept, calling for a re-examination of how the country views women.
Youmna Mokhtar is a young Egyptian journalist who became fed up with the use of this word in everyday life. So she founded the social group called “Spinsters for change” that aims to educate people on the use of “A’anis.”
May 06, 2009, 4:30pm
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Reporters fined over Tamim trial
Five Egyptian journalists have been fined for breaking a reporting ban on the high-profile trial of a businessman charged with murdering an Arab singer.
February 26, 2009, 4:06pm
