No male guests: single Egyptian women endure uninvited attention or worse
A woman’s suicide has highlighted the social pressure on women living alone in this conservative society
28 April 2021 - 19:49
Nesma Nasr once stayed a week without water in her Cairo flat, afraid to call a plumber because of the scrutiny from neighbours she feared a male visitor would provoke...
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