Before the famous pharaohs of Egypt's Golden Age, there was Queen Ahmose-Nefertari. After a century of chaos, she didn't just ...

Farida Aly spent decades performing blood tests, brain scans, and personality tests in Egypt. Before doctors finally allowed her to undergo gender reassignment surgery. She was born Mohamed Ramadan ...

CAIRO (CBSMiami/AP) —An Egyptian court acquitted a woman held in detention for nearly three years over accusations related to a non-governmental organization she founded to help children living on the ...

In Egypt women rappers like Dareen are battling to make their mark in a booming industry long-dominaed by men — Ahmed HASAN Egyptian rapper Dareen is a whirlwind of sharp verses and curly hair on ...

More than 1,800 years ago, an artist in ancient Egypt painted the portrait of a large-eyed woman wearing a red tunic — a painting that was found on the woman's dead, mummified body. The identity of ...

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 ...

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Reva Enzminger, an entrepreneur who owns an immersive tech center, cut the ribbon on "Horizon of Khufu," a 45-minute ...

CAIRO --Twenty million people compete for space on the crowded roads of Cairo, Egypt -- and while getting a driver's license there is easy, many drivers have no formal training. But there soon could ...

New loan to National Bank of Egypt supports MSMEs Financing will focus on women-led, youth-led and rural businesses Project ...

In Egypt, Saturday nights are for staying in — the workweek starts on Sunday. But for the members of CaiRollers, Egypt's first all-female roller derby team, it's for skating. The team's 20 members ...

ESNA, Egypt, Jan 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Lekaa El Kholy's father used to rub a little blackened engine oil onto her face and tell her to wear overalls when they went to the Egyptian city of ...