Shams Rashad an engineer lost her baby Layla Hassan Choucri at 2.5 months of age,…
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It’s Always the Woman’s Fault!
Whenever I sit with a group of women, without fail, topics are discussed about things…
“Don’t Send a Bathroom Selfie Along with your resume!” Dear Job Applicant
For the past ten years have I met people from all walks of life sitting…
I Can’t Wait to be 30! “our society will always find things a woman is “too late” for”
“I can’t wait to be 30!” … I remember how that came off as a…
The Trials and Tribulations of Raising an Autistic Child in Egypt
Our society is great in many ways, and our people are known for…
Yara Goubran “I think every woman has been in this situation, torn between revenge and justice”
Yara Goubran, the stunningly unique actress known for her roles in independent films. The avant-garde…
The sky is the limit, literally, for this cabin crew member
Nourhan Yehia worked in Marketing and Advertising for years and travel was always her passion.…
Changing the Job or Letting it Change you? Story of a Female HR Manager’s Life
In my 9 years as an HR professional, I saw a gender preference in job…
Down With Love – The Trials of the Differently Abled in Egypt
She is confident, talented and chic! Rahma Khaled makes her family extremely proud. We were…
Accepting Diversity – Egypt’s Biggest Downfall
Let me waste some of your time and invite you to imagine a scene that…
Thaat – Bringing Artisans Back
The relief of buying a product with a clear conscience doesn’t come that often. Places…
Simone – A Woman With 9 Lives!
She is fun, fierce and fabulous! Everything about her defines girl power. She sings what…
Fish In A Small Pond
Through the past few years we’ve been either reading about politics, fighting with friends about…
Discussing the Macho Man Syndrome with Sherif Madkour
Love him or hate him, but you must agree that Sherif Madkour is a very…
The Hefty Price of Being Your Own Individual in Egypt
Are we an Insecure Nation? Are Egyptian men insecure when it comes to their…
Rags and Tatters
With ‘Rags and Tatters’ Ahmed Abdallah has created one of the most important films around…
My Mama Carries a Gucci… My Nanny Carries Me!
I’m a child of a family of six children. Living in Germany, my mother, who…
Shahenda Maqlad
The female Che Guevara of Egypt “Tell us Shahenda, the mother of the saddened voices,…
Taghreed & the Dream of Citizenship
There was no mistaking the horror this six year old girl was experiencing. Nothing more…
A Journey of Beliefs with Nawal Al Saadawi
Nawal Al Saadawi is legend. The 81-year-old feminist, physician and author is as polarizing as…