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STORYLINE:...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEADIN:\u003cbr/\u003e              A group in Egypt is holding workshops to encourage young Aswan women to learn about feminism.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"A Free Woman from the South\" is a women's advocacy group inspired by the revolution.\u003cbr/\u003e              STORYLINE:\u003cbr/\u003e              Ayat Osman, a 26-year-old woman from the Upper Egyptian province of Aswan, walks towards her office.\u003cbr/\u003e              It's the hub of the women's advocacy group she co-founded in her hometown in 2012. \u003cbr/\u003e              Now she's launching a five-day workshop for young Aswan women to learn about feminism. \u003cbr/\u003e              Inspired by the revolution, Osman and her friend Nagham Ali found themselves compelled to form a feminist organisation in Aswan. \u003cbr/\u003e              Their aim was to reverse the tribal and patriarchal nature of their environment by changing women's attitudes about themselves.\u003cbr/\u003e              Osman says she believes women are more likely to listen to them if the message comes from within:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"As women from the south, we are the most capable of talking about our complex tribal environment. Tribes here would not listen to anyone coming from the outside. So we are telling them we are southern women and we belong to your society and want to say that you have gender-based violence.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Since it was founded, the group has been trying to raise awareness for gender-based violence.\u003cbr/\u003e              According to Egypt's 2015 Health Issues Survey, Upper Egypt has the highest rate of female genital mutilation in the country. \u003cbr/\u003e              According to EHIS, 92 percent of women there are circumcised. \u003cbr/\u003e              Figures from CAPMS, Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, also show that southern women are more prone to domestic violence. \u003cbr/\u003e              According to official figures, at least 30 percent of married Egyptian women were subjected to spousal abuse in 2014. \u003cbr/\u003e              Although \"A Free Woman from the South\" seeks to develop a local discourse they also reach out to Cairo feminists for support. \u003cbr/\u003e              At their workshop they invite speakers from the capital to talk to their peers about the history of the feminist movement and to deconstruct a lot of gender-based dogma. \u003cbr/\u003e              Osman believes that Upper Egyptian women have more issues to deal with that their peers in the North. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"In general all women have the same concerns, but women in Upper Egypt still face hurdles which their peers in Cairo might have already overcome,\" she says.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Women here still cannot choose their husbands. They cannot interfere with the circumcision of their daughters. They cannot inherit their parents' properties. They cannot even study or work away from their hometown.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              The Aswan feminists understand that it will take a long time to reverse their society's patriarchal nature - so they are using their workshops to produce vanguard feminists in the south. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"We will consider it an achievement if we end up, after this workshop, convincing ten young women that they have all the right to make choices, to live the way they want, rather than the way society wants them to and to study whatever they like. We want to make sure that at least these girls will not oppress others the way they have been,\" says Nagham Ali, co-founder of \"A Free Woman from the South\".\u003cbr/\u003e              Alaa Mohamed, a 22-year-old student from Aswan University's medical school, says the workshop has helped prepare her to deal with future female subjugation:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We, women, face a lot of violence, discrimination and stigma for the mere fact that we are females,\" she says\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Feminism helps us understand why we face these issues and how to react.\"\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Aswan, Egypt - 22 September 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              1. Various of Ayat Osman, co-founder of NGO \"A Free Woman from the South\" entering the office\u003cbr/\u003e              2. Close of NGO logo at the door reading (Arabic) \"A Free Woman from the South\"\u003cbr/\u003e              3. Pan of attendees at a workshop called \"The Feminist School\"\u003cbr/\u003e              4. Mid of Osman talking to group\u003cbr/\u003e              5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ayat Osman, co-founder of \"A Free Woman from the South\": \u003cbr/\u003e              \"As women from the south, we are the most capable of talking about our complex tribal environment. Tribes here would not listen to anyone coming from the outside. So we are telling them we are southern women and we belong to your society and want to say that you have gender-based violence. This is different from having someone coming from Cairo and us telling them that they have a high percentage of female circumcision. Although they know that they do circumcise women and that they exercise gender-based violence, they are always in denial.\"  \u003cbr/\u003e              6. Various of lecture by expert from Cairo\u003cbr/\u003e              7. Mid of speaker UPSOUND (Arabic) \"The way women perceive themselves with regards to social roles is also very influential. They set boundaries for themselves as far as opportunities they can seek.\" \u003cbr/\u003e              8. Various of women listening and writing notes\u003cbr/\u003e              9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ayat Osman, co-founder of group named \"A Free Woman from the South\": \u003cbr/\u003e              \"In general all women have the same concerns, but women in Upper Egypt still face hurdles which their peers in Cairo might have already overcome. I am not very sure. But women here still cannot choose their husbands. They cannot interfere with the circumcision of their daughters. They cannot inherit their parents' properties. They cannot even study or work away from their hometown.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              10. Mid of speaker UPSOUND (Arabic) \"As long as a woman feels inferior and thinks of herself as a second-class person…\"\u003cbr/\u003e              11. Mid of speaker's notes\u003cbr/\u003e              12. Mid of Osman interacting with speaker UPSOUND (Arabic) \"Before asking my father to let me do whatever I want, I had to be financially independent. So I was content to enrol in a two-year institute after high school so that I could work right away and have my own money. I tell everyone at home: 'Only whoever gives me a penny can prevent me from going out.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              13. Close of speaker listening \u003cbr/\u003e              14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nagham Ali, co-founder of \"A Free Woman from the South\": \u003cbr/\u003e              \"We will consider it an achievement if we end up, after this workshop, convincing ten young women that they have all the right to make choices, to live the way they want, rather than the way society wants them to and to study whatever they like. We want to make sure that at least these girls will not oppress others the way they have been. We also want to create support groups and build solidarity among these women.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              15. Ali addressing attendees UPSOUND (Arabic) \"I will pass out sticky notes. On each note, we expressed a certain argument against feminism. I need you to think about it for five minutes and then I will let you know what to do.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              16. Ali passing out sticky notes\u003cbr/\u003e              17. Attendee UPSOUND (Arabic) \"Feminism provides a safe space for each woman where she can learn about, and protect, her rights.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              18. Ali writing on board UPSOUND (Arabic) \"Feminism is all about indecency and sexual freedom. Do you agree with this statement? Why not?\"\u003cbr/\u003e              19. Woman responding UPSOUND (Arabic) \"I believe this is a masculine argument which aims to prevent us from claiming our rights.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              20. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Alaa Mohamed, 22, student at Aswan University's medical school: \u003cbr/\u003e              \"The thing which attracted me the most to the idea of feminism and to coming here is the fact that we, women, face a lot of violence, discrimination and stigma for the mere fact that we are females. Feminism helps us understand why we face these issues and how to react.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              21. Mid of speaker\u003cbr/\u003e              22. Close of Alaa Mohamed\u003cbr/\u003e              23. 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