Egypt's Sexual Awakening; While Saudi Still Sleepy-Eyed

Egypt's Sexual Awakening: "A group on Facebook has declared January 1 next year to be
National Gay Day in Egypt and already the move is generating controversy – not just from the usual suspects but also among gay Egyptians."

As per The Guardian:

"By posing naked, Aliaa Mahdy has brilliantly challenged the misogyny and sexual hypocrisy of Egypt's leaders..."

"Egyptian blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy has become a household name in the Middle East and sparked a global uproar after a friend posted a photo of her naked on Twitter. The photo, which the 20-year-old former student first posted on her blog, shows her naked apart from a pair of thigh-high stockings and some red patent leather shoes. It was later posted on Twitter with the hashtag #nudephotorevolutionary. The tweet was viewed over a million times, while Elmahdy's followers jumped from a few hundred to more than 14,000. Her actions have received global media coverage and provoked outrage in Egypt, a conservative Muslim country where most women wear the veil. Many liberals fear that Elmahdy's actions will hurt their prospects in the parliamentary election next week.."

It all depends on how alluring or tempting your eyes, whether they should see light of day or not (-ed)


"Three steps forward and ten years back. That may be what rights for women in Saudi Arabia feel like and especially with the latest edict by the Commission for the Protection of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (CPVPV). Sheikh Motlab al-Nabet spokesman of the Ha’eal district, said the committee has the right to order a woman to cover her eyes if they are viewed as too tempting or alluring."

Don't put off reading this post til later!

"I was going to title this missive, On Why I Will Fail At Nano This Year. But really, it’s about more than just that, isn’t it? I have pretty much embraced the fact that I am going to fail at National Novel Writer’s Month."