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Dress code: Egypt’s Education Minister has issued guidelines for a dress code for school girls in an attempt to minimize the influence of Islamic fundamentalists who demand traditional garb for ...
CAIRO -- It's a dress that has shaken Egypt, and the uproar continues. Prosecutors on Wednesday questioned actress Rania Youssef for at least four hours on accusations of public obscenity over a ...
CAIRO -- It's a dress that has shaken Egypt and the uproar continues - prosecutors on Wednesday questioned actress Rania Youssef for at least four hours on accusations of public obscenity over a ...
The world’s oldest woven garment, called the Tarkhan Dress, probably fell past the knees originally. At 5,100 to 5,500 years old, it dates to the dawn of the kingdom of Egypt.
UPDATE: Read our Q&A with the author of the Univ. of Michigan study for more information on survey methods and to see how responses differed by gender, age, education and religion. An important issue ...