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Women in ancient Egypt had some special rights other women did not have in other comparable societies. They could own property and were, at court, legally equal to men. However, Ancient Egypt was a patriarchal society dominated by men. Only a few women are known to have important positions in administration, though there were female rulers and ...
The literacy rate of women (aged 15 and over) is 65.4%, which is lower than that of men which is 82.2% (data from 2015). [23] Egypt is largely rural country, with only 43.1% of the population being urban (in 2015), [24] and access to education is poor in rural areas.
Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. The Girl in the Blue Bra is the name given to an image of an Egyptian woman who participated in the Tahrir Square protests in opposition to Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the military coup that ousted Hosni Mubarak during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution in opposition to Mubarak's presidency. [1]
Mummy portrait of a young woman, Antinoöpolis, Middle Egypt, 2nd century, Louvre, Paris. This heavily gilt portrait was found in Antinoöpolis in winter 1905/06 by French Archaeologist Alfred Gayet and sold to the Egyptian Museum of Berlin in 1907. Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits are a type of naturalistic painted portrait on wooden ...
[30] In 2020, Jumia ranked 7th among the top 10 influential brands in Egypt. [31] In 2021, Jumia launched its technology centre in Egypt to provide its services to the Egyptian market as well as Africa at large. [32] COVID-19 accelerated the growth of e-commerce and digital entrepreneurship in Africa and more women embraced digital business. [33]
The examination indicated that the woman was about 48 years old when she died, had lived with mild arthritis of the spine and had lost so Ancient Egypt's 'screaming' mummy woman may have died in agony
Women on Walls. Women on Walls ( Arabic: ست الحيطة Sitt el-Heita) is a public art project in Egypt aimed at empowering women through the use of street art, by encouraging the portrayal of strong Egyptian female figures in street art and empowering female street artists themselves to participate in the political space of graffiti.
An expedition in Damietta, Egypt, recently unearthed 63 tombs from more than 2,500 years ago, alongside a trove of coins, gold objects and pottery. Experts are also using the latest techniques to ...