Category Archives: Social
Bisexuality to be the new gay
There have always been myths surrounding bisexuals and bisexuality. While homosexuality started becoming accepted in numerous cultures across the world, bisexuality remains stigmatized and discriminated against. When it comes down to sexuality, prejudice has often been an issue leading to … Continue reading
The future of Egypt
Since the downfall of Hosni Mubarak and the dissolution of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Egyptians started being introduced to a handful of new political parties, ideologies and different kinds of political debates after an era of tyranny lead by the rule … Continue reading
Another catastrophe with Egypt’s draft constitution
Away from the fact that the constitutional committee had agreed upon articles that are against gender equality, freedom of belief and freedom of expression, here is another thing to think about. Article 9 Family is the basis of society and … Continue reading
The cheapest way of advertising
It started years ago when the marketing team of Birell (A non-alcoholic beverage in Egypt) came up with the slogan “Man up and drink Birell” airing a series of sick advertisements showing how a “typical man” is the one who drinks Birell. … Continue reading
A man’s shadow is better than a wall’s shadow
An amazing subtitled 4 min. film addressing how a lot of women are affected by the Arabic proverb “A man’s shadow is better than a wall’s shadow”. Directed by Tamer Mahdy
How I see feminism
It became a bit silly how feminism is always accompanied by criticizing men and how they oppress women. It is a fact that women are oppressed and discriminated against specially in third world countries. To be specific, the Egyptian media … Continue reading
My problem with the “Sharia”
For the past decades, it has been a struggle in Egypt for applying the so called Sharia (The Islamic Law). The point I need to make from this blog post is just asserting that I could not care less about … Continue reading
A stand against sexual harassment ends with sexual harassment
Yesterday there was a planned stand in Tahrir against sexual harassment as for Wednesday and Thursday many girls and women reported being sexually harassed. It was scheduled to start at 6 pm in front of Hardee’s on Tahrir square but we … Continue reading
