Women Defying Gender Roles in Egypt Protest

Posted Tuesday 08 Feb 2011

Asmaa Mahfouz was celebrating her 26th birthday on Tuesday among tens of thousands of Egyptians as they took to the streets, parting with old fears in a bid to end President Hosni Mubarak's three decades of authoritarian, single-party rule. Posting a controversial video online, she put herself at great risk, but also felt it was the only way to reach others.
"I felt that doing this video may be too big a step for me, but then I thought: For how much longer will I continue to be afraid and hesitant? I had to do something," Ms. Mahfouz said. Read the full story online at the New York Times.