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Stop Using Us: Women’s Votes in the Egyptian Presidential Elections

Posted by emanhashim on 04 Jun 2012 / 0 Comments

During the Egyptian elections campaigning, women were, of course, targeted by those looking for votes. Akher Kalam – “Final Words” – is one of the most viewed TV talk shows in Egypt. As with most Egyptian media outlets lately, it has been paying much attention to the elections, and its coverage of women’s issues in […]

What Women Wear: Women’s Clothing, Media, and Egypt’s Revolutionary Elections

Posted by emanhashim on 14 Dec 2011 / 0 Comments

Women in the Egyptian revolution have been a great source of international attention and appreciation. It is when women participate that you truly can call it a “people’s” revolution. When the news started to come out about the elections for the Revolutionary Parliament, everyone looked closely for women’s participation; women candidates, women voters, women section […]