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In a TV comedy, Egyptian women gain a voice (AP)

October 4th, 2010

Egyptian couples celebrate their wedding party at a bridge on the Nile river bank of Cairo, Egypt, late Thursday, Sept.30, 2010. Traditionally, grooms in Egypt must pay heavy expenses, including buying an apartment and providing money up front to the bride. But with the economy ailing and poverty widespread, men are having a harder time affording the costs and are taking longer to get married. At the same time, there are fears that the number of unmarried women in their 30s is growing, apparently since men, when they do finally wed, choose younger brides. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - It’s rare in Egypt’s pop culture to get a direct and frank look inside the minds of Egyptian women and what they really think of marriage and love. So a TV comedy sit-com became a startling voice in this conservative society’s debate over the changing role of women.


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