By: Alexandra Kinias Egyptian women have been portrayed recently in the news as being oppressed, victims and helpless. I cannot fully agree with these labels, but neither can I totally discard them because the situation of the women in Egypt is quite paradoxical when compared to other women in the Middle Ease. No one can discredit the role that they played in the 2011 revolution to topple the regime of Mubarak. They took the streets side by side the men to end the rule of the tyrant, but certainly not to replace him with another dictator who would steal their … Continue reading Women of Egypt: Victories and Defeats in the Last 100 Years – Part One