I am impressed by characters that are able to leave their fingerprints on life's domains." Egypt's history is replete with many examples of such characters: strong, defiant women who made names for ...

The position of women in the New Kingdom was based on a unique combination of ancient tradition and modern sophistication. The opportunities available to most women were limited by centuries of ...

On paper, women are free to apply for seats on Egyptian benches. In practice, they say, it is near impossible. By Mona El-Naggar CAIRO — When 98 women were sworn in this week to serve on Egypt’s ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Feminists dismayed that Egypt's revolution is failing to advance their cause are trying to rally disparate women's groups to defend women's rights from perceived threats from ...

Ancient Egyptian women wore ornate back tattoos to protect them during and after childbirth, a new study suggests. The hypothesis follows examination of mummified remains of two women with tattoo ...

A tumor with teeth was found in a 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian burial site. The tumor, a teratoma, is a rare find in archaeology. It was found near a ring that may have been thought to magically ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Neel Shelat covers women's soccer around the world. The 2024/25 season of the Egyptian Women’s Premier League is well on course to ...

The remains of an ancient Egyptian woman unearthed near Aswan reveal she likely suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study. Photo from Axp Photography, UnSplash The skeletal remains ...

The Egyptian woman who married columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Virginia in 2018 has obtained an Islamic marriage certificate from the cleric who presided over the ceremony but had long refused to sign ...

Egypt has accused Netflix of misrepresenting Cleopatra by framing her as a Black woman. Dr. Mustafa Waziri of the Supreme Council of Archeology said it's a "blatant historical fallacy." The ...