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The purpose of marriage was to have more children and descendants of the family. [5]In the New Kingdom, there was a saying that: "Take a wife while you are young That she make a son for you She should care for you while you are youthful It is proper to make people Happy is the man whose people are many He is saluted on account of his progeny."
In 2012, UNICEF reported that 87% of Egyptian women and girls 15–49 years old had undergone female genital mutilation. [20] In June 2013, 13-year-old Soheir al-Batea died after undergoing FGM. The doctor responsible for the procedure became the first doctor in Egypt to be tried for committing female genital mutilation.
Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II Hatshepsut, wife of Thutmose II and later Pharaoh in her own right Ahmose–Nefertari, wife of Ahmose Ankhesenpepi II with her son Pepi II. The Pharaoh's wives played an important role both in public and private life, and would be a source of political and religious power. [1]
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The Egyptian government originally revised school uniform legislation in 1994, forbidding girls under the age of 12 from covering their hair or face by wearing the hijab or veil. This was widely seen as an anti-Islamic move, and faced harsh criticism from Islamic leaders across the country.
Pages in category "Ancient Egyptian women" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1770 (mummy) A.
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London Egyptian woman in a kalasiris Female statue with clothing, 2118 - 1980 BC, Museo Egizio (Turin, Italy) During the Old , Middle and New Kingdom , ancient Egyptian women mostly wore a simple sheath dress called a kalasiris, [ 7 ] which is shown to cover the breasts in statues, but in paintings and ...
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Egyptian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Egyptian women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.