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Staring in the mirror, trying to tame her hair, Fatma Yasser wondered if her natural curls were, in fact, “too wild,” as her aunt told her. The 26-year-old marketing specialist straightened her hair for years before she felt confident enough to embrace her natural hair. “When I first stopped straightening it [hair…
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Natural Curls Become a Defiant Symbol Against Racism in Egypt
Staring in the mirror, trying to tame her hair, Fatma Yasser wondered if her natural curls were, in fact, “too wild,” as her aunt told her. The 26-year-old marketing specialist straightened her hair for years before she felt confident enough to embrace her natural hair. “When I first stopped straightening it [hair…