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Bothaina Kamel Quotes

born 1962 Egypt

Bothaina Kamel (Egyptian Arabic: بثينة كامل; born 18 April 1962, in Cairo) is an Egyptian television anchor, activist, and politician. A long-time pro-democracy advocate, particularly in Shayfeencom, her professional career has been marked by repeated conflict with authorities.

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And she’s not alone in that fight. It might look like quite a few people are interested in seeing her fail, but there are also many who want her to succeed.

"I may be a woman, but women’s rights are not my only focus. I want the rights of all Egyptians."

"I think it’s good to talk about everything. It’s not good to try to cover the truth,"

We are beginning a new era. If there hadn’t been a revolution, I would never have run in the presidential elections."

We have to be alert because it’s possible that there will be danger. The important thing is to know that this stage is not easy and that we are still in the beginning.”

It was very difficult [to talk about gender equality] because we were in a corrupt political system

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bothaina Kamel (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.