Twelve Rooms of the Nile

“To speak the names of the dead is to make them live again.” –The Book of the Dead There is no more apt way to introduce celebrated poet and...

Update on Egyptian Virginity Test Case

Following on from this June post on Egypt: Virginity Test On Female Protestors , comes this update from VOA : Perhaps more surprising than a...

Egypt: Virginity Tests Illegal

From the Guardian : Forced "virginity tests" on female detainees were ruled illegal in Egypt on Tuesday, after a court ordered an ...

Egypt: Virginity Test On Female Protestors

From Bikyamasr : In yet another sign of the poor treatment of women in Egypt, its military rulers attempted to defend so-called ‘virginity’ ...

Buthayna Kamel - Egypt's Next President?

From The Atlanta Post : For the first time in the history of Egypt, a woman is running for president. Buthayna Kamel, a 49-year-old talk sho...