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GlobalPost: Bothaina Kamel

“Writing’s Egypt’s history, with revolution in her DNA,” a profile on Bothaina Kamel, Egypt’s first female presidential hopeful, out in GlobalPost today.  I shadowed Ms. Kamel on a recent trip to Tanta to speak at a TEDx event there.

On the precipice of these presidential elections, Kamel recognizes how definitive this time is in Egypt. No matter who wins, she says, “we’re writing our own history.”

Click here to view the full article.

Image at top: Bothaina Kamel greets supporters after her TEDx Tanta talk, May 2012.

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