This article covers a visit to the Red Crescent ladies for a closer look at the efforts made by those ladies led by Princess Faiqa. Reference is also made to the role played by the President of the Egyptian Red Crescent and her two deputies.
The article talks about the Bint Al Nil (Daughter of the Nile) Party. The author explains that the party's mission is to advocate women's rights and to respond to their social discontents which were left intact by Egyptian decision makers. These discontents include inadequate laws regulating marriage, divorce and the custody of children, inheritance, education and political rights.
The article presents a review of the political events of November 1953. This includes a statement by Gamal Abdel-Nasser that the US will never help Egypt obtain its demands from the British Occupation without conditions.
The article features a report on a visit made by Dr. Doria Shafik, Chief Editor of Bint Al Nil journal to Jordan to give a lecture on Arab women and the hospitality with which she was received.
The article features a report on a visit made by Dr. Doria Shafik, Chief Editor of Bint Al Nil journal to Lebanon to give a lecture on women and the Arab cause. During the visit, Shafiq met with a number of eminent figures including Kamil Shamoun, President of the Lebanese Republic.
This article is about a visit made by a delegation from the Bint Al Nil Union led by Dr. Doria Shafik to those injured during the British attack on Suez. Clothes, sweets, cigarettes and fruits were distributed over the injured.
This article demonstrates that Bint Al Nil caters for men and women alike. An underpayment complaint by a (male) worker at a glass manufacture factory drove Doria Shafik to pay a visit to the factory to investigate the complaint.
The article features a celebration organized by the Bint Al Nil Union and attended by high-profile statesmen. During the event, the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Education commended on the Union’s efforts. Dr. Doria Shafiq followed by a great speech that received thunderous applause.
This article presents an example of Egyptian women who refuse injustice and colonialism. The article tells the story of a young woman who is a member of Bint Al Nil, and who carried arms on her shoulder and ran to defend her homeland without fear or cowardice. She fought side by side with men and healed the wounds of injured people. What is interesting is that more young female Egyptians were eager to be part of the struggle against colonialism.
This article is about women’s role in the fight against commodity price rise. Women are capable of serving themselves, their families and their community in many different ways. This would include a more economical consumption behavior as to winter clothing and domestic expenditures.
The article features details about the visit of Begum Liaquat Ali Khan to the headquarters of Bint Al Nil, where she was received by Dr. Doria Shafiq. The article also covers a press conference held by the journal on that occasion.
This article features a reception organized by Dr. Doria Shafiq, President of Bint Al Nil Union in honor of Edith Sampson, America's first African American female lawyer on her recent visit to Egypt where she was updated on the status of Egyptian women in all fields.
The article features the opening of the first women’s literacy school in the Bulaq district. A variety of food and drinks were served to the many guests who gathered in an amicable cooperative atmosphere.
This article talks about the 14th of November 1951. On that day, Egyptian men and women declared their rejection of British colonialism. Members of Bint Al Nil, were in the front lines of the peaceful protests in the name of their country. Women’s determination and strength will make them a key member in the country’s liberation movement against oppression.
This article is about a social project jointly by the Bint Al Nil Union and three major stores where meals are served to the ‘female’ workers who work at each these stores at a nominal cost.
This article is about a theatrical performance organized by the Bint Al Nil Union at the Cairo Opera House. Proceeds from the play were to be used to fund school all over Egypt. The play was extremely successful.
This article talks about Dr. Doria Shafiq’s reception of Dr. Sushila Nayar, Minister of Health for the Government of India at her house. Nayar was Gandhi's personal physician and spent her lifetime defending the Indian Cause and fighting for freedom.
This article is the Syrian Government’s invitation Doria Shafik, President of the Bint Al Nil Union to deliver a lecture series on the role of feminist movements in reshaping the Arab East. The article features an interview with Shafik over her activities in Lebanon and Syria.
This article features a ceremony held by the the Bint Al Nil Union to honor Dr. Doria Shafik who is to go on a world trip to give over 60 lectures on Egypt and Egyptian women.
This article features an interview by Dr. Doria Shafiq with General Mohamed Naguib, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Army at his office. His views about a number of issues are highlighted, including the Law of Enlistment and women, reform, and public demands to purge corrupt elements.
The article reviews the events of October, ‘the month of evacuation’ where Egypt’s dream of freedom has finally come true, a dream that persisted for 72 years. October also witnessed electoral battles in Syria and Jordan, in addition to other events that took place in different parts of the world.
The article presents coverage of a visit by Bint Al Nil journal to the Girls’ Education Institute (Mansoura, Egypt), formerly a girls’ orphanage, now an established institute similar to foreign boarding schools.
The article features an interview by Bint Al Nil with the president of the International Women’s Federation, Dr. Reed, during her visit to Egypt to meet with the heads of feminist organizations. In the interview, she touches upon a multiplicity of issues such as the goals of the International Women’s Federation and its relation to other feminist movements around the world, and her views on the political struggle and activism of Egyptian female students side by side with the male.
This article talks about a proposal by Doria Shafik, President of the Bint Al Nil Union through The New York Herald Tribune. The proposal is to build six TV stations in Egypt at a considerably low cost (not more than 10 US Dollars). Such stations would eradicate illiteracy within one year.
The article presents in a nutshell the key events and decisions of January 1954, including the League of Arab States Cairo meeting in which all Arab governments voiced their support of Egypt’s struggle against the British Imperialism.
The article is about a celebration held by the American University in Cairo to honor the girl who won the 1953university elections. In her speech, Doria Shafik hailed the first-time participation of female students in university elections as a step that would usher in a new era in which women will obtain their full rights.
This article talks about a visit of an Indian delegation of journalists to Egypt. The delegation met with members from Bint Al Nil, and they discussed the important political and social roles that women play in society. One Indian delegate talked about the significant participation of Indian women in liberating their country from colonialism. She advised the Egyptian women to stay away from political and social divisions and to support each other in order to liberate their country.
This article is about US efforts in March to forge military agreements with several countries in the Middle East and Balkan regions. The Soviet Union and India expressed deep concern over those alliances which constitute immediate menace to Russia by Europe and Turkey, and to India by Pakistan.
This article is dedicated to Zubaida, wife of Abbasid caliph, Haroon al-Rashid. She showed great interest in literature and science. The queen also had a passion for serving humanity which is highlighted in the article. Realizing the suffering of the people of Mecca and pilgrims who were struggling to get pure drinking water, she ordered that a canal be built up to Mecca to provide drinking water.
The article features the different activities of the Ladies Group, a modest independent philanthropy institute located in the busy suburb of Sayyida Zainab, Cairo. The Group aims at the promotion of women ethically, religiously and socially in all possible ways. The Ladies Group runs two houses: the Women’s Foster Care House and the Orphan Foster Care House.
The theme of this article is Indonesian women who are renowned for offering great support to their husbands. An example is a lady called Naya' Din who, after her husband's death, led the army until the last day of her life. In the past, Indonesian women tended to be strictly tradition-bound. However, successive national movements and revolutions drove them to regard their country as a family, one they should strive to make happy and proud.
This article offers a brief analysis of the roles, status and experiences of women journalists in Egypt, highlighting their achievements and contributions to the nation's public life and culture.
The article calls on the Egyptian Government to issue a body of laws that regulate family matters, given that genuine community reform begins at home. The article also maintains that more attention should be given to young people.
The article maintains that day after day history proves that behind every new good idea is a woman, such as the wife of the President of Guatemala, wife of India’s Nehru and Safia Zaghloul.
The article reports on the success of a seminar featuring a number of Egyptian actors and actresses. The author explains that the reason behind the organization of that seminar was a friend’s strong opposition to his belief that an actress can be a good housewife.
Nurses and nursing in general tends to evoke images of humble service and caring for the sick and infirm through compassion and love. The author maintains that if a nurse lacks beauty, knowledge and delicacy, then the perfect place for her would be prison not a hospital. She argues that nurses receive training on how to best manage the psychological and thus, the medical care of the patients.
The article focuses on the increasing rate of juvenile violence, maintaining that fragile family structure and marital family instability are strongly associated with juvenile delinquency. The author calls on women to engage in child-saving activities given the failure of the rehabilitative efforts of the juvenile justice system.
The article sheds light on a recent community service effort by the Egyptian Ministry of Education. High-school girls were divided into three groups sent to three different villages. There, the girls were asked to examine the living conditions and attempt to find solutions to the problems they encounter under teacher supervision.
The article presents a review of women-related political news of the month of November 1953 (or ‘women’s rights month’ as referred to in the article). In November, the issue of women’s rights was brought into the political arena amid fierce battles, some of which took part in the UN and the rest in Cairo.
The article explores the history of the Cairo Ladies Club; its establishment, terms of membership, activities (such as sewing) and support given to some charity houses. The Club issues a monthly newsletter to highlight its achievements. It also holds a painting exhibition that brings Egyptian female artists together on an annual basis.
This article addresses the men who oppose women’s rights and equality, although they are in great need of them. The working woman serves her community in a variety of ways; they are secretaries, doctors, nurses, teachers and lawyers. All these women are an example of sacrifice and dedication, and no man can live without their help.
The article is about the New Woman Society, its establishment, contributions and activities. The Society launched a school for underprivileged girls. the article sheds light on the unmatched demand on carpets woven by the school girls who excelled in that industry. The Society’s activities were not limited to practical education. They also include arithmetic, science and hygiene.
The article delves into the history of Egyptian women’s involvement in military efforts, tracing their participation in armed struggles where they fought side by side with men in defense of their country. The article hails the women of Port Said as a model of female heroism as they stood in the face of violent enemy fire and inflicted great losses on them.
The article features Egypt's first female engineers: Raouth Tadros and Amina El-Moghanni; both graduated from Fouad I University. The author maintains that the right place for women is at home, in the factory, field, school, hospital, and the community in its entirety. The article also features Gandhi's sister, Raliatbehn, relating the struggle story of that lady who was over eighty years of age.
The article features a collection of cultural and social women-related news from all over the globe, including Switzerland, India, Korea, Egypt, France and the USA.
