Which is more empowering or threatening for the gay community: the idea that sexuality is a lifestyle choice (unnatural) or an innate trait (natural)?
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Fundamentalists in America and Egypt are obsessed with "virtue "and "vice". But the rise of Islamists threatens to bind Egyptian women in a moral vice.
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قبل الثورة لم يكن سهلا ان نتخيل نساءا تتحدى سلطة الاب او الزوج وتخرج للتظاهر لكننا وجدنا نساءا واجهن الموت والخوف ,وتلك هى الخطوة الاولى لمواجهة اى غبن
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Even though the downfall of Egypt's modern "pharaoh" has scared tourists away, Luxor, the seat of Egypt's ancient rulers is still well worth visiting.
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No Muslim in their right mind would support far-right Christian groups in the West, though they may well symathise with their Muslim equivalents elsewhere.
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The Egyptian revolution awoke hopes of a new era of gender equality and of greater sexual liberty. But how likely is Egypt to have its own summer of love?
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Despite the political earthquake that has rid Egypt of its patriarch-in-chief, attitudes to gender remain largely the same. Now women must stand up for their rights.
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Efforts to break the silence and taboo surrounding sexual harassment will eventually lead to a harassment-free Egypt.
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By Yosra Mostafa Until the revolution in social attitudes comes, women should face their harassers with a loud voice and a shebsheb (a slipper). Monday 20 June 2011 I went to Tahrir Square before, during the golden days of the revolution. It was too crowded, but I was not harassed. Yet on that particular...
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Tackling harassment requires much more than a political revolution: it needs a social movement that restores people's dignity and promotes equality.
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