Stories of Women from Egypt: Lamia The Ghazia

We come cross a variety of women each day, the educated, the empowered, the poor, the struggling, the conservative and the liberal. Each week, we will bring you the behind-closed-doors story of Egyptian women who came across our paths; from tragic stories of single mothers to beautiful tales of love and companionship.

This is the story of a gay husband and a woman forced into a profession she feared to raise a baby girl she adored.

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Balawy!

We were brainstorming causes to adopt for the Gouna International Spinning Marathon and decided to reflect on how our culture views women through looking at our amthal (proverbs); and man, were we in for a not-so-pleasant surprise.

Apparently women are seen as … Read More

The Gutsy Samah

She went out eating alone in her wedding gown, rode the underground where women asked her if her groom is in the men’s cart and then proceeded to give her a good, old-fashioned zaffa (bride and groom’s customary march).

Hamdy told media outlets … Read More

The Bloody Feast

How does parading a corpse in plain sight and reveling in spilled blood have anything to do with religion?

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The Africa Charm: Zanzibar

Beautiful nature, welcoming people and delicious cuisine

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Embracing our Beauty Marks (a.k.a Wrinkles)

We came across this beautiful quote by fashion designer Dareen Al-Yawar and we instantly fell in love. It’s not only intimately true, it’s also empowering and simply brilliantly said. Thank you, Dareen, for putting a positive light on wrinkles, we … Read More

I am not my Uterus

No, I don’t have children yet. Sure, please feel free to inquire into my most private life without so much as knowing my last name.

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Women Speak Through Walls: ست الحيطة

A project that tells the stories of women through the walls of Egypt’s streets.

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!مين قال

We love Ghada Wali and Nourhan Moaz’s !??? ??? (Who Said So!) project, Who are They? on the stereotypes associated with women.This is part of a larger project on stereotypes in general, including those around men with long hair, single women over 30 … Read More

Halal Slaughtering is Way More than Besm Ellah

You might ease your conscious saying God allowed us to eat meat as long as it’s halal meat. But what exactly is halal meat and is any of the meat we eat actually slaughtered according to Islamic rules?

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