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Teenager Bassant Khalid’s Suicide Highlights the Brutality of Slut-Shaming Culture in Egypt

  • Post authorEsraa Wagih
  • Post dateJanuary 21, 2022

Earlier this month news, Bassant Khalid committed suicide in Egypt after being blackmailed with deep fake photos. The news was devastating to the Egyptian public, and her death was […]

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An Ode to My African-Arab Vagina: I’m Sorry for Not Embracing You

  • Post authorEsraa Wagih
  • Post dateAugust 17, 2021

As an Egyptian woman, I’m writing this as an ode to my body – specifically my vagina. I grew up in an extremely patriarchal society where men are […]

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In Egypt, I was called ‘rebellious’ for resisting sexual abuse as a child

  • Post authorEsraa Wagih
  • Post dateJuly 28, 2021

Every morning, I remind myself that my body is mine, and I do not owe anyone anything. I really wanted someone to remind me of this when I […]

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AWRA calls on Mali to protect women and girls from FGM and gender violence during times of conflict

  • Post authorEsraa Wagih
  • Post dateJune 28, 2021

AMSTERDAM, JUNE 28, 2021- African Women Rights Advocates (AWRA) calls on the government of Mali to take immediate action to protect women and girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) […]

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“A New Dawn for Children”: FGM Survivor Writes Her Second Children’s Book

  • Post authorEsraa Wagih
  • Post dateMay 20, 2021

This blogpost was written by Ruth Harley, and first appeared on the website of Global Media Campaign to End FGM. AWRA founding member Sadia Hussein has written her second […]

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