If you travel 120 km from Upper Egypt’s ancient city of Aswan, you will reach the ‘Egyptian Ladies Village’, commonly known as ‘El Samha’, a village owned entirely by women. Covering an area of six acres, ‘El Samha’ village was established in 1998 by the Egyptian government for the sake of settling widowed women, women divorcees, or women unable to make a self-sufficient living. “There are 303 women living in the village,” General Supervisor of Samha village Hamdy El Kashef told Egypt Independent on Tuesday. Kashef asserted that the village is in dire need of development, with the village houses only being one-floor. However, some houses are being taken from any women proved to be married – with marriage considered a violation.

Source: Egypt Independent January 31, 2018 09:45 UTC