Deena Adel Eid

GlobalPost

Deena Adel is an Egyptian journalist, a Fulbright Scholar, and a Columbia Journalism School graduate. She was previously a GlobalPost reporting fellow in Cairo, and has worked at AlMasry AlYoum, Egypt's largest independent newspaper. She has contributed to several outlets including The Daily Beast, The Washington Post, Ahram Online, and Egypt Independent.

Despite first conviction, female genital mutilation remains common in Egypt

July 30, 2016Justice

Ninety-one percent of Egyptian women ages 15-49 have undergone female genital mutilation. Though the practice was outlawed in 2008, Monday’s conviction was the first.