WBUR

In 'Egyptian Made,' author Leslie T. Chang profiles struggles of garment workers

The cover of "Egyptian Made: Women, Work, and the Promise of Liberation" beside author Leslie T. Chang. (Courtesy) “Made in Egypt" — those three words increasingly appear on our clothing tags. But ...
AOL

Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team slams French hijab ban after Olympic match

Members of the Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team have spoken out against France’s hijab ban for its athletes after competing in an Olympic beach volleyball match wearing modest clothing. Marwa ...
EURweb

Nesma Yahia: Fashion Designer with Dwarfism Creates Egypt’s First Clothing Line for Little People

*Vertically challenged Egyptians have a new place to shop for clothes, thanks to a 20-year-old student with dwarfism. Budding fashion designer and Mansoura University student Nesma Yahia, who became ...
The New Yorker

Egyptian Women and the Fight for the Right to Work

Almost no one works in an Egyptian clothing factory because she wants to. The teen-age girls are saving for their dowries, and they will quit when they have enough money. Some of the older women are ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Worn-Out Teeth Expand the Narrative of the Ancient Egyptian Career Woman

Women could choose from at least seven professions in ancient Egypt: priestess, musician, singer, dancer, mourner, weaver and midwife. But the full diversity of women’s occupations in ancient Egypt ...