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July 2012

July 02, 2012

Revolution and Resistance in Egypt and Syria

Revolution never arrives without its victims. The lives it changes and swallows within its jaws...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Words of Witness: Women Journalists Document Egypt’s Revolution

Amidst masses of anxious men stands a woman in a grey and pink headscarf, armed...

June 04, 2012

Stop Using Us: Women’s Votes in the Egyptian Presidential Elections

During the Egyptian elections campaigning, women were, of course, targeted by those looking for votes....

May 2012

May 21, 2012

In the Name of the Caliphate: What the “Islamic State” Seems to Mean for Muslim Women

If you ever wondered about “Islamization” and the so-called return to the Caliphate, recent debates...

March 2012

March 07, 2012

I Wear the Hijab… So?

Last month, Egyptian journalist Dalia Rabie had an enlightening experience when she was banned from...

February 2012

February 02, 2012

Revisiting the Revolution: How Far Have Egyptian Women Come?

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011: the day thousands of Egyptians—Christians and Muslims, men and women, young...

January 2012

January 26, 2012

Marching with Dignity – “Sisters” or Not

Just a month ago, here on MMW, I tried to highlight the fact that mainstream...

January 25, 2012

Nina Burleigh’s Contradictory Discussion of “Oxymoronic Creatures”

Slate recently ran a piece about Azza al Garf, dubbing her a “culturally regressive trailblazer,”...

January 18, 2012

For Arab Women, Change in the Digital Reality is Coming, but Slowly

By all standards, 2011 was quite an exceptional year for men and women in the...

January 05, 2012

From Iranian Women to Egyptian Women?

Shortly after the results of the first stage of the Egyptian parliament elections, everyone started...

December 2011

December 27, 2011

The Faux Phallic Fatwa

On December 6th, a headline hit Facebook and Twitter feeds that an unnamed Islamic cleric...

December 14, 2011

What Women Wear: Women’s Clothing, Media, and Egypt’s Revolutionary Elections

Women in the Egyptian revolution have been a great source of international attention and appreciation....

August 2011

August 03, 2011

Ahdaf Soueif’s Mezzaterra: Fiction or Reality?

Ahdaf Soueif's novel The Map of Love, published in 1999, tells the history of Egypt...

February 2011

February 21, 2011

Women’s Voices in the Revolutions Sweeping the Middle East

Google executive Wael Ghonim became one of the faces of the Egyptian revolution through the...

January 2011

January 27, 2011

678: A Film to Appreciate

Egypt, like the rest of the Middle East, has been suffering for a long time...

September 2010

September 21, 2010

3ayza Atgawez: A “Spinster Crisis” Comedy

One of the most anticipated Ramadan series this year was 3ayza Atgawez, (“I Want to...

February 2010

February 10, 2010

Divorce, Egyptian Style: Oprah’s Episode on Marriage Around the Globe

I was thrilled when I heard that Oprah Winfrey interviewed Egyptian women about marriage for...

December 2009

December 31, 2009

Husband(s) and Wife: Nadine Al Bedair Writes About Polgamy’s Double Standard

Allow me to choose four, five or even nine men, just as my wildest imagination...

December 10, 2009

The Tide is Turning for Opinions on Abortion in Egypt

Egyptian society has been fighting over abortion for over 10 years. Abortion is still illegal...

October 2009

October 14, 2009

Is Harassment Hilarious? Nile Comedy TV Thinks so

There's a new government-sponsored comedy channel in Egypt, Nile Comedy TV, which has created a...

October 13, 2009

Under Tantawi’s Niqab is a Can of Worms

As Muslims, we are asked about the details of our personal lives, and our relationship...

September 2009

September 29, 2009

A New Bang for your Buck: Fake Hymens for Sale

Last month, Soad Abdel Rassoul from Radio Netherlands published an Arabic translation for a Chinese...

September 03, 2009

Babes in Toyland: Stratton’s Fantastick Muhajababes

When I first saw the book Muhajababes by Allegra Stratton in a bookshop in Beirut,...

July 2009

July 09, 2009

Living in Denial: The Tragic Murder of Marwa el-Sherbini

By now many Muslims have heard of the tragic murder of Marwa el-Sherbini, mother, daughter,...

May 2009

May 11, 2009

All About our Mothers

This was written by Youssef Rakha and originally appeared in The National. “Happy Mother’s Day!...

March 2009

March 19, 2009

The Ideal Egyptian Woman, According to CityStars Mall

For those who don't know, CityStars mall in Cairo was the biggest mall in the Middle...

January 2009

January 08, 2009

Egyptian Women Hanging out in Mosques

I came across an interesting Associated Press article a couple of days ago titled Egyptian...

December 2008

December 18, 2008

Egyptian Spinsters and Old Maids Sitting Happily on the Shelf

I am a 21-year-old spinster. Yes, a spinster at 21. In my country, although many...

December 17, 2008

Looking at Egypt’s first female mayor

regardless of their difference in religion, Egyptian women share the same struggle when it comes...

December 04, 2008

Media Whores: The Egyptian Media’s Defamatory Coverage of the Murders of Heba & Nadine

A week ago, Heba Akad, the daughter of famous Moroccan singer, Laila Ghofran, was brutally...