The freedom of non-expression
Advocates of banning the face veil want to take away the only choice some women have – the choice to conform.
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The bold and the brilliant
An Arab-American Miss USA may have put Muslim beauty on the western map, but let’s also recall all those women of courage and talent.
Read moreA ban to celebrate
Belgium’s effort to ban the face veil is a statement of female empowerment and a vote against religious fundamentalism.
Read moreWe don’t need no segregation
Sexual harassment in Egypt is leading to calls for gender segregation. But is hiding women really the solution?
Read moreIn the name of equality
Society is becoming more equal but our surnames – borrowed from fathers and husbands – lag behind. Is there a fairer system?
Read moreWhat’s love got to do with it?
By Osama Diab For Egyptian marriage offices, the search for profit has replaced the search for a perfect union. June
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