| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 402 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Acknowledgment; Preface; Introduction; Between Egypt and Sweden; Can a Misfit Bring about Change?; Waves of my Life; Playing an Active Role within the Government; Me? A Banker? Yes, and I Love it!; A Life Dedicated to Helping the Marginalized and Beyond; My Road from Academe to Voluntary Work; Breaking Walls and Building Bridges; The Mulberry Trees on Rue Stross; Achieving a Lifelong Dream; Challenges on the Way to Success; A Passion to Achieve and Make a Difference; Becoming a Jewelry Designer, Researcher and Agent of Change; Coming to Terms with my Multifaceted Identity |
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A Master Plan from AboveComing Full Circle; A Witness to Change; An Egyptian Pioneer in Aerospace Engineering; Alexandria on the River Seine; Finding a Place for Contemporary Egyptian Design; Coming Home; My Country and me; Chances I found and Chances I Took in Life; Breaking New Grounds on the Way to the Taekwondo Hall of Fame; Once a Rebel, Always a Rebel; Living Intentionally across "Boundaries"; Reflections on my Life; Saving the World Cultural Heritage at UNESCO; From Chemistry in the Lab to Chemistry between People; Crossing Borders in the Shadow of Intellectual Giants |
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Crossing Cultures TwiceMy Journey into Mosaics; From Cosmopolitan Alexandria to the "Loveliest Village" in Alabama; The Power of Flowers; Passionate Pursuits; A Message from a Top Communication Expert; My Journey as Egypt's Ambassador to Switzerland; Contributors |
| Summary |
The history of ancient Egypt is filled with fascinating queens and goddesses portrayed side by side with their male counterparts as equal partners, each playing a different and distinct role in society. Anyone interested in their identity and achievements can go to popular or academic sources, and find ample material on the subject. How about their descendants: contemporary Egyptian women? Who are they? What do we know about them, or about their accomplishments? Only scarce and limited information is available. In recent years, however, since the ill-named "Arab Spring," images of Egyptian wome |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Biography Reference Center Collection |
| Subject |
Women -- Egypt -- Social conditions.
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Women -- Political activity -- Egypt.
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Women -- Egypt -- Biography.
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Egypt -- Intellectual life -- 21st century.
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Social & cultural history.
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Cultural studies.
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Gender studies: men.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769
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Women. (OCoLC)fst01176568
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Women -- Political activity.
(OCoLC)fst01734136
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Women -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst01176947
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Egypt. (OCoLC)fst01208755
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Spencer, Samia I., 1943- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Daughters of the Nile. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016 1443894575 (OCoLC)952372778 |
| ISBN |
9781443844956 (electronic book) |
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1443844950 (electronic book) |
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1443894575 |
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9781443894579 |
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