Myths about the female body are rife in conservative societies such as Egypt's. These are not only evident in the way women dress, move, speak and interact, but also have repercussions on how ...

There's more to wearing the "niqab" -- the austere, all-covering veil favored by ultra-religious Muslim women -- than meets the eye. A recent declaration by a leading Egyptian cleric that women will ...

She has created dresses, bed sheets ... UNESCO initiative for helping revive the craft by training young women in Upper Egypt. "A key part of preservation is merging heritage with contemporary ...

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