Umm Yasser is breaking new ground among the deeply conservative Bedouin of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Umm Yasser is breaking new ground among the deeply conservative Bedouin of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. I’m a strong woman.”They are part of Sinai Trail, a unique project in which local Bedouin tribes came together aiming to develop their own tourism. Umm Yasser is skeptical other Bedouin women will join her as a guide or in working in general any time soon. “This trip is going down in history and will be talked about,” said Julie Paterson, a facilitator for Sinai Trail who often works with Bedouin women.

Source: Washington Post April 10, 2019 06:45 UTC