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Posted On: June 25th 2026, 01:40 pm
In 1951, Doria Shafik led 1,500 women into Egypt’s parliament.
They demanded the vote, equal pay, and legal reform.
So the government did what governments do when women get too loud:
They tried to erase her.
Doria Shafik was not forgotten because she was quiet.
She was erased because she was too loud.
#doriashafik #egypt #womenwholead #equalrights #herstory
They demanded the vote, equal pay, and legal reform.
So the government did what governments do when women get too loud:
They tried to erase her.
Doria Shafik was not forgotten because she was quiet.
She was erased because she was too loud.
#doriashafik #egypt #womenwholead #equalrights #herstory
Comments (137)
a month agona_lan98
After the political parties were dissolved, Doria Shafik spoke out against the regime, calling it a dictatorship. Sadly, no one stood up for her—not even members of the Egyptian feminist movement.
3 months agoniazigendy
Women rights are guaranteed by Islam we don’t need brainwashed feminists affected by western ideological cancers
3 months agourmom4000x
I’m not Egyptian but the Egyptian women have paved the way for us for soooo Arab women over the years, they fought until their last breath for the freedom so many of us have today!
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