"I am the Story" aims to change stereotypes of Arab women

The Egyptian society has been turning a blind eye on women's issues, which, despite their exposure to several violations, the women could not disclose their problems because the society would blame them for disclosure more than they would blame the violator. A theatrical group called  "I am the Story" organized workshops to train girls on the culture of storytelling and disclosure, so that they became more capable of leadership. They tell their stories accompanied by musical instruments, marking new type of theatre performance which has not widespread in Egypt before.

Over eight years, " l am the Story" group were working on changing stereotypes for women and men in the media, literature, cinema, folk tales, and even children's stories, as opposed to finding the voice of women in the stories and tales portrayed through which real humanitarian their world.

The workshops have two sides, the first one is about the theory of feminism (theories of social and political movements and moral philosophies group related to women's issues), and a practical side where they present stories and poems from a feminist perspective.  In the final stage, the workshops provide an opportunity to write a new story inspired by the experiences of the participants or their imaginations, and give the women the right to change and self-determination.

Although the goal of the feminist group, they are a number of male elements who are supporting women's issues and rights. The group presented yesterday one of its works at the theatre of the Faculty of Law at Cairo University, in conjunction with the World Day of Women. It included ten stories from a variety of presentations dealing with the right of girls to education and face early marriage, and meet certain patterns imposed by society for girls like the ideal body shape.