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Book review: Truth is the Soul of the Sun by Maria Isabel Pita

By Ben Morales-Correa

Historical objectivity and sensuality of expression interweave across the entire span of “Truth is the Soul of the Sun“, Maria Isabel Pita’s new biographical novel of Hatshepsut, arguably the most powerful woman of all time. We can tell that Pita worked tirelessly and with the same level of passion with which she communicates human... »

Egyptian women, some men, fight sexual harassment

By Ben Morales-Correa

Self-defense classes have popped up in the last year across Egypt as this conservative Muslim country for the first time turns major attention to the issue of sexual harassment. Women — and even some men — have launched campaigns against sexual harassment around Cairo, using Facebook to raise awareness among the country’s Internet-savvy youth.... »