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An Egyptian woman who disguised herself as a man for 43 years in order to make a living for her daughter after the death of her husband was honored Tuesday by the government as the “ideal mother” of Luxor governorate.
When Egyptian woman Sisa Abu Daooh was 21 and pregnant, she lost her husband. As local practices did not permit women to work, she disguised herself as a man, wearing a ‘jilbab’, which is a loose, full-length robe with wide sleeves, and a ‘Taqiyah’ or a white turban that the males wear.
Unsuspected by others, Sisa worked as a laborer in other villages for several years, lifting heavy bricks and cement bags. She supports herself, her daughter and her grandchildren as her son-in-law became too ill to work as well. Even till today, Sisa wakes up at 6 a.m. daily and makes her way to the station in Luxor where she polishes shoes.
Now at 64, she is being honored as the ‘ideal mother’ by the Social Solidarity Directorate of Luxor. As she said, ‘I prefer working in hard labor … to begging in the streets in order to earn a living for myself and my daughter and her children.’
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When Egyptian woman Sisa Abu Daooh was 21 and pregnant, she lost her husband. As local practices did not permit women to work, she disguised herself as a man, wearing a ‘jilbab’, which is a loose, full-length robe with wide sleeves, and a ‘Taqiyah’ or a white turban that the males wear.
Unsuspected by others, Sisa worked as a laborer in other villages for several years, lifting heavy bricks and cement bags. She supports herself, her daughter and her grandchildren as her son-in-law became too ill to work as well. Even till today, Sisa wakes up at 6 a.m. daily and makes her way to the station in Luxor where she polishes shoes.
Now at 64, she is being honored as the ‘ideal mother’ by the Social Solidarity Directorate of Luxor. As she said, ‘I prefer working in hard labor … to begging in the streets in order to earn a living for myself and my daughter and her children.’
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