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Somehow, we can’t just be women
September 16, 2013 | Hadeel El Deeb 7
One of the things that drive me crazy in our culture is how a female is either given the approved option of living with her parents or with a husband; while having a life of her own in a house … 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.
Them Gold Diggers
May 13, 2013 | Ali El Zoghby
Forget romance, interests, companionship; what’s your balance like in the bank?
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.
Egyptian Families’ Nightmare: Infertility
May 8, 2013 | Hadeel El Deeb
In a country where virtually every soul you once spoke to asks you whether you ‘got something on the way’ a month after you say your I Do’s, the fear of infertility is only made 10 times worse.
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.
Inked Ancestors
March 20, 2013 | May El Khishen
Unraveling how and when the art of tattoos first made its way to Egypt.
