Hatshepsut is dedicated to covering women’s rights and issues, the history of feminism in Egypt, and pretty much anything else that strikes Hatshepsut’s interest. While the (male-dominated) writers on the main Arabist blog have occasionally reported on women’s issues, I have to admit that this hasn’t been a strong suit of the blog and having someone dedicated to these issues (and with a journalistic and academic interest in them) is, in my opinion, a great and hopefully useful step.
Please check out the archives, whether to scan the mini-biographies of notable and injustly forgotten Egyptian women (where you can also find out about the queen that this blog is named after); to read one of the many strange or insightful conversations Hatshepsut has overheard in Cairo; or to hear from Hatshepsut herself about what life for a young woman in Cairo is like.
This is the first step in making some wider changes to Arabist.net. More news soon.
Since you’re calling it the Arabist Family and expect the members to be complementary, may i suggest that on the front page of the Arabist their be some sort of connection? Something in one of the top corners, or a banner or even just a page called Arabist Family with the links. Otherwise, only your regular readers (the ones that catch the introductory posts) will know that 3arabawy and Hatshepsut are thus affiliated.
Mabrouk!
Cairene, that will be done quite soon, with feeds on the main page linking to the other blogs. Be patient.