There's more to wearing the "niqab" -- the austere, all-covering veil favored by ultra-religious Muslim women -- than meets the eye. A recent declaration by a leading Egyptian cleric that women will ...

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Posing elegantly before the historic Muhammad Ali Mosque, Farida Fahmy, renowned Egyptian dancer and co-founder of the iconic ...

Creating modern, comfortable, and stylish outfits—while using dresses as a vehicle for feminism and femininity—El-Messiry, ...

The Dutch model of Egyptian-Moroccan origin ... At the famous Vanity Fair 2025 party, she arrived on the red carpet wearing a dress fit for a goddess. Her secret? A spectacular creation in ...