Culture
Feminist podcasts in Egypt open new space for ideas
Although it is a difficult space to track, its gradual rise is allowing new voices to be heard in the country’s communicative space.
CAIRO, Egypt - Feminist-leaning podcasts are slowly beginning to gain ground in Egypt, adding new voices to the country’s public dialogue and a counter-narrative to its rigid patriarchal norms.
While the nature of the digital sphere makes the space difficult to track, Kim Fox at the American University in Cairo has studied these topics for years.
Fox, who has taught journalism and mass communication for over a decade and recently co-authored a study on four publicly available podcasts, noted that the topics covered can range from arranged marriages and dating to the daily life of a female street food vendor and the issue of independence.
“When you listen to the stories, there is no way you aren’t impacted,” Fox told Al-Monitor.
