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Mommy Rants: Everything is not my fault.
September 9, 2015 | Nadine El Sayed
If my baby is gassy, constipated, sneezing or anything else in the medley of things I have to deal with everyday, the last thing I need is for you to make me feel it’s all my fault.
Stories of Women from Egypt: Lamia The Ghazia
April 26, 2015 | Rana Kamaly 2
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.
Seeing the Beauty in Ugly
February 25, 2015 | Nadine El Sayed
There are people who choose to see the good in everything. Then there are others who choose to spot that one, rare and very slightly ugly angle of the most perfect beauty in the world. It’s not an ability, it’s a … 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.
The Gutsy Samah
January 17, 2015
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
A Day in the Life of a Water Deprived
May 14, 2014 | Nadine El Sayed
How Hend’s whole day revolves around a glimpse of hope that today, they will be lucky enough to get murky water and hopefully enough of it to cook a meal for her two young sons.
Inappropriate Attire? Are you Kidding me?
March 18, 2014 | Nadine El Sayed
Oh, forget the harassing mobs, forget the dirty words she heard or dirty hands that forced themselves on her. No, forget all that; let’s talk about the hot pink top, tight pants and blonde hair.
The Business of Marriage
December 24, 2013 | Hadeel El Deeb
“I want to spend the rest of my life with you, let’s get married” and the nightmare begins.
They meet, flirt a little, start dating, they vow commitment, they’re in love, they spend a year or two together, he proposes, … Read More
Is It the Barbie Doll or The Real-Life Mommy?
December 14, 2013 | Nadine El Sayed
The Keratin-treated, blonde-died and extended haired, ever-dieting, collagen-lipped generation of mothers.
Egypt Worst Country for Women to Live? Well, Hats Off to us, then!
November 12, 2013 | Nadine El Sayed
So Thomson Reuters Foundation ranked Egypt the worst Arab country for women’s rights in a poll that included 336 gender experts assessing women’s rights in the 22 Arab countries.
You can learn more about the survey here.
Now I am not … Read More
