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Thursday, 19 May 2016

Spinster-ism is a “national security crisis” in Egypt?

Run for the hills, we have a “spinster crisis” in Egypt, according to a bunch of very wise and not at all misogynistic old men. On this very pressing issue, Al-Monitor’s Rami Galal thought it was best to get the opinion of only three men. After all, when it comes to serious matters like women singlehandedly damaging national security by virtue of being unmarried, old male opinions are the only ones that matter. The gist of it: Women “are viewed negatively by society” when they “[pass] the age of 30 without getting married” they pose a “national security” threat to all the hard working men of the state. We understand the Al-Monitor ‘article’ was translated from Arabic, but are confused that the term “spinster” is repeated throughout, even outside of direct quotes, as if it were a description of a contagious medical condition. Also: Perhaps everyone should just mind their own business.

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