Women of Bani Hellal, Egypt


  • Photographer
    Gloriann Liu
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    3/2012
  • Technical Info
    Digital SLR / Nikon D3
Story

Travelling outside of Cairo and Alexandria, in the rural areas of Egypt, is like riding in a time machine to a much earlier era. In the village of Bani Hellal, the world awakes as the sun rises to the braying of donkeys and the the bustle of women preparing to milk the cows. Most meals consist of fresh dairy products, homemade bread - they even grow their own grain - and a mixture of dates and honey for sweetening. Occasionally a duck was prepared for the evening meal. I travelled to Bani Hellal in March, 2012 to talk to the village women about their life and how they thought the revolution would change their situation. Their biggest hope is for better employment for their husbands. Egypt has 80% unemployment and most of the men from the countryside work in foreign countries. Many of the women in Bani Hellal only see their husbands once a year. There were many thought provoking late night discussions about education and women’s rights. These rural women had seen few foreigners and had never seen - let alone spoken with - an American.

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