Month: November 2011

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Aliaa Al Mahdy: Rebel With A Cause

Women of Egypt

By: Alexandra Kinias Egyptian blogger Aliaa Al Mahdy can easily pass as the girl next door, yet at a closer look, she is not the normal type of girl one usually runs into. In her words Aliaa describes herself as secular, liberal, feminist, vegetarian and individualist Egyptian. The day after she celebrated her twentieth birthday, Loleeta, as she calls herself on her Facebook page, was charged with inciting immorality, debauchery and defamation of religion. Aliaa’s crime is posting a nude self-photograph on her blog, A Rebel’s Diary. Aliaa’s unprecedented act shocked the conservative Egyptian society. Her action not only raised … Continue reading Aliaa Al Mahdy: Rebel With A Cause

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From Queens to Commodities: The Devolution of the Egyptian Women

Women of Egypt

By: Alexandra Kinias The women of ancient Egypt lived in equality,freedom and enjoyed rights that were denied and envied by women of neighboring countries. Over the millennia, Hatshepsut, Nefertiti and Cleopatra reigned over the throne of Egypt. Two thousand years after the death of Cleopatra, her daughters are fighting once again for their rights. Egypt, infected by the contagious Wahhabism virus transferred from behind the sand dunes of Arabia, is standing at crossroads. While the country is skating on thin ice, women are watching in confusion and uncertainty the dark clouds of conservatism gaining momentum. They are fearful of a … Continue reading From Queens to Commodities: The Devolution of the Egyptian Women