The unseen factor: Egypt's women protestors
Submitted by tok stret on Mon, 14/02/2011 - 09:36By Esther Saoub (gb/dpa/AFP)
Tens of thousands of the protesters demanding political reforms in Cairo as part of the popular uprising are women.
A lot of the news footage from Egypt's Tahrir Square in central Cairo showed men standing and shouting in the front rows of demonstrators, but the impression is misleading.