Feminism - 19twentythree - Part 3
Speak out against domestic violence
June 2, 2013
Domestic violence rate in Egypt is reported to be 79% according to El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, this includes verbal, psychological or physical abuse.
Watch Jenny Montasir’s Speak Out: Domestic Violence and see how you … Read More
Teach your daughter about pioneers
May 23, 2013
Your daughter’s dream might be becoming a princess when she grows up, she might have Barbie-like standards of beauty and would instantly choose a make up kit over a puzzle. But it’s your duty to teach her how to find … Read More
Who Says Women Need to Be Ladylike Anyway?
May 15, 2013 | Alaa Hijazi
In an ever-evolving world, I find it a little hard to grasp stereotypical gender role.
Wahabism Is Not My Culture
May 12, 2013 | Nadine El Sayed 18
We always remember the good old days when women used to be able to wear whatever they wanted and not be bothered or harassed on the streets.
But hang on a minute — that was not, actually, too long ago.
Fighting Women’s Attitudes Towards Themselves
April 30, 2013 | Nadine El Sayed
“Women look at themselves and see a womb whose sole purpose is to be an incubator, we want to change that,” the Egyptian Women’s Union.
The Weaker Sex
April 29, 2013 | Nadine El Sayed 1
What’s worse than men thinking we are weaker, is us being brainwashed into believing we are.
From Cleopatra to Peter Pan; The Loss of Female and Male Qualities
April 29, 2013 | Shaza Mahmoud
The Peter Pan complex of men’s Never Neverland
This is Why Arab Ladies Are Not Ladylike Anymore
April 21, 2013 | Nadine El Sayed 11
We, Arab women, are left leading a double life, a modern, independent woman who moonlights as Si El Sayed’s Aicha. So forgive us if after a long, stressful day dealing with patriarchal and chauvinistic culture we just do not feel as ladylike and feminine as you hoped we would.
Recommended Read
April 15, 2013
In a time where Islamists are trying their best to achieve what they call the Islamic project, and between a tarnished image of Islam and some extremist trying to put women back home, it has never been more essential to … Read More
Carving a Place in Society
March 20, 2013
How a group of brave Egyptian and Arab women changed history and women’s status in society for good.
