By: Alexandra Kinias The emancipation of Egyptian women began in the nineteenth century under the rule of Mohamed Ali (1766- 1849), when the first school to train women to be medical assistants was opened in 1832.  Forty years later, in 1873, the first government primary school was opened to the public.  However, the real breakthrough for Egyptian women happened by  Mohamed Ali’s decedents. The policy reform which his decedents adopted included sending several intellectuals to France to be educated in key leadership positions in the government. Qassim Amin (1863 – 1908),  at the age of nineteen, and after he graduated … Continue reading Qasim Amin and the Liberation of Women