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Pressure on girls for perfect body ‘worse than ever’, says Orbach
Health & Fitness

Pressure on girls for perfect body ‘worse than ever’, says Orbach

  Girls and young women are under more pressure than ever to achieve the perfect body in an oppressive social…
12-year-old Egyptian schoolboy commits suicide to fulfill ‘Blue Whale’ challenge
Egypt

12-year-old Egyptian schoolboy commits suicide to fulfill ‘Blue Whale’ challenge

Beheira city witnessed a state of fear and panic after a 12-year-old schoolboy committed suicide by taking poisonous tablets to…
65 people died of stray dog bites in 2017: report
Egypt

65 people died of stray dog bites in 2017: report

An official report issued by the General Authority for Veterinary Services on Wednesday revealed that the total number of Egyptians…
Divorce lawsuits climb as men mock their wives’ body shape
Society

Divorce lawsuits climb as men mock their wives’ body shape

At least 52 percent of Egyptian women who file for divorce through a ‘Khulaa’ lawsuit – an Islamic procedure in…
Draft law proposes jailing husbands who remarry without telling first wife
Egypt

Draft law proposes jailing husbands who remarry without telling first wife

A new law draft will soon face the legislative body of parliament, calling for jailing husbands who remarry without telling…
Teenage FGM rates in Egypt drop 13% in six years
Egypt

Teenage FGM rates in Egypt drop 13% in six years

The National Population Council said this week that the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) among teenage girls aged 15-17 dropped…
MP submits draft law for state-loans supporting marriage for young people
Egypt

MP submits draft law for state-loans supporting marriage for young people

Aiming to mitigate the high rates of unmarried young people in Egypt, MP Atta Selim, who is a member of…
Photos: Donkey helps police arrest thief in Fayoum
Egypt

Photos: Donkey helps police arrest thief in Fayoum

In a bizarre twist, a thief was captured by police after his own donkey sought him out and enabled police to track him…
Russian belly dancer deported for threatening Egypt’s ‘national security’
Egypt

Russian belly dancer deported for threatening Egypt’s ‘national security’

Egypt’s National Security Agency issued an order to deport Russian belly dancer Eicatrina Andreeva, known by her stage-name ‘Gawhara’, after…
Video: Egyptian woman throws a party to celebrate her divorce
Egypt

Video: Egyptian woman throws a party to celebrate her divorce

Twenty-seven-year-old Dina Ismail threw a party on Wednesday to celebrate her divorce after being married for 40 days, then fighting…
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