by Nadine
Daily News Egypt Reports on the Cairo Meeting
May 5, 2010 in General by Nadine
Young Arab Feminist Network hopes to build dialogue with older generations, non-feminists
By Heba El-Sherif / Daily News Egypt
First Published: May 5, 2010
In the Arab world, young feminists are finding it hard to carve a space for themselves among an older, more experienced generation of female activists.
Last week, 20 participants from across seven Arab countries came to Cairo for a four-day meeting to kick off the first Young Arab Feminist Network (YAFN), an initiative fueled by a determination to seek gender equality, and a desire to “be taken seriously,” according to one Egyptian founder, Engy Ghozlan.
