Feminism - 19twentythree
Celebrating International Women’s Day in Honor of Awesome Egyptian Women
March 8, 2015
Celebrating five amazing Egyptian women in commemoration of International Women’s Day.
Know your Feminists: Dorreya Shafik
February 15, 2015
This is Dorreya Shafik, the woman who founded the first Arabic-language women magazine in the region, titled Bint El Nile, followed by the first political party to be founded by a woman in Egypt.
She also barged into the parliament … Read More
Up Close and Personal with Azza Fahmy and her Girls
January 21, 2015 | Rana Kamaly 1
Azza Fahmy’s bond with her two daughters sets an example for women around the country trying to juggle between the family and their careers. Fahmy and her lovely daughters and now business partners talk to us about their secrets for successful business and family.
Embracing our Beauty Marks (a.k.a Wrinkles)
August 6, 2014 | Dareen Al-Yawar
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
Feminist Activist Yara Sallam Arrested
June 22, 2014
A feminist, a lawyer and a lovely soul, Yara Sallam, the winner of the HRD Shield in 2013 for her work with Nazra for feminist studies and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, was arrested last night, along with 29 … Read More
Women Speak Through Walls: ست الحيطة
February 26, 2014 | Nadine El Sayed
A project that tells the stories of women through the walls of Egypt’s streets.
Know your Feminists: Lotfia El Nadi
February 18, 2014 | Nadine El Sayed 2
In 1933, Lotfia El Nadi defied traditions and a strict father to become the first Egyptian woman to become a pilot.
Know your Feminists: Hoda Shaarawi
January 16, 2014
Hoda Shaarawi a pioneering feminist who organized the largest women’s anti-British demonstration in 1919 and removed the faceVeil (burqu’) in 1923 as a bold symbol of women’s liberation upon her arrival from a #women’srights conference in Rome. She co-founded the first Feminist’ Union in … Read More
Know your Feminists: Rawya Atteya
January 16, 2014
Rawya Atteya was the first woman to join the Egyptian parliament in 1957.
She was the first woman to be commissioned as an officer in the Liberation Army and played an active role in the Suez War in 1956.
