Browse Items (218 total) Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Browse Map of 5 Sort by: TitleCreatorDate Added In this March 29, 2019 photo, an Egyptian 21-year-old student looks at the water remains from a waterfall in the mountains near Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 29, 2019 photo, tourists make their way on a trek in the mountains near Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 29, 2019 photo, tourists stop to look at the scenery on a trek in the mountains near Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 29, 2019 photo, Umm Yasser poses for a photograph on a trek in the mountains near Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 29, 2019 photo, Umm Yasser, closes the windows of her home, in Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 29, 2019 photo, Umm Yasser, guides tourists on a trek in the mountains near Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 29, 2019 photo, Zahra, right, looks at Yolanda the baby goat in Umm Yasser's home, in Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 30, 2019 photo, a Bedouin woman wears traditional clothes and dances for women in Umm Yasser's home in Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 30, 2019 photo, Ben Hoffler, co-founder of the Sinai Trail, takes photographs on a trek in the mountains, near Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 30, 2019 photo, Egyptian Bedouin from the Hamada tribe and one of the first female guides, Aicha plays the flute for tourists on a trek in the mountains, near Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 30, 2019 photo, Julie Patterson, Sinai Trail trip officer rests with Umm Yasser, on a trek in the mountains, near Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 30, 2019 photo, shows remains of a car used to as a base for shelter in Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 30, 2019 photo, shows the kitchen in Umm Yasser's home in Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 30, 2019 photo, the first Bedouin female guides Umm Yasser, right, Umm Soliman, Aicha, and Selima pose for a photograph in Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 30, 2019 photo, tourists stop to look at the view on a trek in the mountains, near Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 30, 2019 photo, Umm Yasser offers tea to during a women's only circle between tourists and Bedouin women from the Hamada tribe at her home in Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 30, 2019 photo, Umm Yasser, center, leads women on a trek in the mountains, near Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt Nariman El-Mofty In this March 30, 2019 photo, women eat in Umm Yasser's home in Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt Nariman El-Mofty In this March 31, 2019 photo, an Egyptian student borrows a Bedouin wedding dress to pose for a photograph with Bedouin men from the Hamada tribe, in Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, in South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty In this March 31, 2019 photo, Umm Yasser poses for a photograph in her home in Wadi Sahw, Abu Zenima, South Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El-Mofty Inside the Ezbet Khairallah district. Young women are scared that their rights will be stripped away by conservative forces in post-revolution Egypt Gary Calton Irine and Monika – El Bashra, Upper Egypt Irine comes from a small Coptic village in Upper Egypt. She was circumcised one day after school, when she was 12 years old. She doesn’t have much memories of it, but says she’s still deeply traumatized by the violence of the event. She got married at a young age, and gave birth to six kids. Two of them died during the delivery. Consequences of FGM are indeed going way beyond psychological trauma, since obstetrical complications can occur to the victims, such as post-partum hemorrhage, need of episiotomy, tearing of the tissues or flesh, while the rate of death among new born babies is higher. After the birth of her first daughter, she had long discussions with her husband about FGM. « He actually supported my choice, I think he understood it didn’t have anything to do with religion and could only arm Moneka. His family, however, didn’t accept our choice, and still pressure us today. » Chloe Sharrock Islam et sa mère Denis Dailleux Karema, 19, who was forced to undergo female genital circumcision aged 13. Her mother bribed a doctor to perform the procedure without anaesthetic. Although both FGM and underage marriage are presently illegal, they are widespread across the country. An estimated three quarters of females aged from 12 upwards have been subjected to FGM. The present government has indicated FGM is a „family matter“ and proposes to reduce the legal age of marriage from 18 to 13 Gary Calton Karoline Kamel / 29 years old, I changed all my style and the way I'm wearing clothes just to walk around the streets. I started to wear loose fitting clothes so that I feel comfortable and secure in the street and I convinced myself that I love this style even if I'm not a big fan of it. Recently, I started to ride a bicycle in the streets of Cairo, and for those who have visited Cairo can imagine how horrible and hard it is to move with a bike in the street, whether because of traffic, the harassment or the looks. Despite all these hardships, I still insist on riding my bike. To do this, of course, I have to wear loose fitting clothes, but I still dream of wearing whatever I want, like shorts and a nice shirt and move freely in the streets. Roger Anis Karoline Kamel / 29 years old, I changed all my style and the way I'm wearing clothes just to walk around the streets. I started to wear loose fitting clothes so that I feel comfortable and secure in the street and I convinced myself that I love this style even if I'm not a big fan of it. Recently, I started to ride a bicycle in the streets of Cairo, and for those who have visited Cairo can imagine how horrible and hard it is to move with a bike in the street, whether because of traffic, the harassment or the looks. Despite all these hardships, I still insist on riding my bike. To do this, of course, I have to wear loose fitting clothes, but I still dream of wearing whatever I want, like shorts and a nice shirt and move freely in the streets. Roger Anis Lina Geoushy Photographer Mahmoud et sa mère Denis Dailleux Mahmoud et sa mère Denis Dailleux Mahmoud et sa mère Denis Dailleux Mahmoud et sa mère Denis Dailleux Mariana, Yoanna and Febroina – Mallawi, Upper Egypt Mariana was circumcised on the same day as her sister and a dozen of young girls taken to the same house, one day after school. There, they were circumcised one after the other by a local da’ya (a village midwife). « Everybody was screaming, some girls tried running away… It was absolutely awful, and we weren’t even told what was happening except that it was for our own good ! » But a decade ago, Father Aghethaton, the coptic priest of the village, started militating against that practice. Through preaches at the church, awareness sessions and discussions with the mothers of the village, he slowly started eradicating that practice. His successor is now following his path, while almost half of the women of that community has supposedly abandoned the practice. Social pressure and religious arguments are often the two main barriers to the eradication of FGM. Chloe Sharrock Marsa and Barbara Anna –El Bashra, Upper Egypt Marsa also comes from a Coptic community, where circumcision is still widely spread. When she was inflicted with FGM at a young age, she suffered from severe bleeding, and had to remain in bed for more than a week. Complications such as infections, HIV or severe bleedings are common in such rurale areas where FGM is practiced with non sterilized razor blades or knives. Tales of women being told to sit in buckets of hot water to heal the wound is also regularly recalled, attesting of the absolute lack of medical attention these young girls receive. While growing up, Marsa couldn’t get rid of the trauma and the fear of that event. Thankfully, women in her village were slowly giving up on that tradition following the public discourses of the local priest taking position against that practice. Chloe Sharrock May, Maadi, Cairo Amélie Losier Michael et sa mère Denis Dailleux Mohamed Ali Eddin Photographer Mohamed et sa mère Denis Dailleux Mohamed et sa mère Denis Dailleux Mohamed et sa mère Denis Dailleux Mona, Ibaba, Cairo Amélie Losier Monia Lippi Photographer My father was away, always traveling. The last time I met my ex-boyfriend, I realized how much he resembles my dad. I also realized that when I loved him, I was trying to forgive my father. Heba Khalifa My grandmother made curtains by hand. They were suitable for her. But not for me. Heba Khalifa My mother wants me to do everything exactly like her, according to her way. It makes me feel that she sees me only as an extension for her body. Heba Khalifa Nada, Downtown, Cairo Amélie Losier Nadia, Madinet el Salam, Cairo Amélie Losier Nariman El-Mofty Photographer Nobody thinks about how technology frees people to express themselves, to love and to be loved; how a girl who has made peace with her body can give confidence to a girl on another continent, even if just a little bit. Heba Khalifa Noha Lina Geoushy noura, imbaba, cairo Amélie Losier Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Browse Map of 5 Sort by: TitleCreatorDate Added Output Formats atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2
