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Egypt: Damsels in Distress

Written byMarwa Rakha

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Posted 30 October 2009 7:37 GMT

Wandering Scarab does not believe that Egyptian women know what they really want; their actions demonstrate that they don't really want equality or freedom; they do not even know what freedom is; they want to be free within cages of their own creation. They love being Damsels in Distress.

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