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Egypt Honors Mother Who Dressed As Man For 43 Years To Provide For Family by eDoctorr(m): 12:21am On Mar 19, 2015 |
A 64yr old widowed Egyptian woman, Abu Daooh (yeah, that’s a woman pictured above) has been honored by a Local government in Egypt with the ‘woman breadwinner’ award after it was discovered she disguised as a man for 43 years so she could operate as a shoemaker and fend for her family. Daooh lost her husband 43 years ago while she was pregnant with her only child, a girl. She said she decided to disguise because her community frowned at women who work. Daooh who wore a “jilbab” and a male hat known as a “Taqiyah” and black masculine shoes around, said she decided to disguise as a man so she could work and earn a decent living rather than beg on the streets. “I preferred working in hard labor like lifting bricks and cement bags and cleaning shoes to begging in the streets in order to earn a living for myself and for my daughter and her children. So as to protect myself from men and the harshness of their looks and being targeted by them due to traditions, I decided to be a man … and dressed in their clothes and worked alongside them in other villages where no one knows me.”she said She said she had at some point stopped working and married off her daughter to a man but that the man took ill and she had to continue working so she could fend for her daughter and grandchildren. www.naijasurge.com/egypt-honors-mother-who-dressed-as-man-for-43-years-to-provide-for-family/
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Re: Egypt Honors Mother Who Dressed As Man For 43 Years To Provide For Family by culcid(m): 12:41am On Mar 19, 2015 |
for 43 years, no sex, no relationship, no identity, in fact not even existing, and she didn't do it for herself but for her child, chai! it can only be a mother. God please all I want is for YOU to bless the child and fulfill the hope of this rare mother in her life. |
Re: Egypt Honors Mother Who Dressed As Man For 43 Years To Provide For Family by Caseless: 12:42am On Mar 19, 2015 |
Na only mothers fit do this kain thing for their children. |
Re: Egypt Honors Mother Who Dressed As Man For 43 Years To Provide For Family by kilokeys(m): 12:47am On Mar 19, 2015 |
chai. i wan cry... 43 years.. mothers o.. but would these our current girls in our time grow into mothers? cos.. the way it is.. they might transcend from girls to big girls to Mama Gees to IYA isale. cos i barely see motherly traits o.. dem dey collect pass funnel and wouldn't produce much. #just saying sha |
Re: Egypt Honors Mother Who Dressed As Man For 43 Years To Provide For Family by Lilyomi(f): 1:03am On Mar 19, 2015 |
A woman of honour. She is really to b respected |
Re: Egypt Honors Mother Who Dressed As Man For 43 Years To Provide For Family by Chrisjane(f): 1:08am On Mar 19, 2015 |
Motherhood is the toughest job in the world. Her job has no holidays or day offs yet she doesn’t grumble a thing about it. Her profession portrays unconditional love, selflessness and sacrifice. A single day is not enough to honor our mothers. 1 Like |
Re: Egypt Honors Mother Who Dressed As Man For 43 Years To Provide For Family by missdebs(f): 1:16am On Mar 19, 2015 |
almost moved to tears..now this is the real definition of feminism, unlike some wu prefer to rant continuously about injustice and unfair treatment to women, here is one wu has taken ha destiny into ha hands and has fed nd taken care of ha family in a man's world. Thumbs up ma 2 Likes |
Re: Egypt Honors Mother Who Dressed As Man For 43 Years To Provide For Family by Tallesty1(m): 1:23am On Mar 19, 2015 |
Some girls here would have given up their kids for adoption or send them to their mom or ma-inlaw and run away with a boyfriend. Mother Is Supreme. |
Re: Egypt Honors Mother Who Dressed As Man For 43 Years To Provide For Family by pwerrymansion(f): 2:06am On Mar 19, 2015 |
A love of a mother is unquantifiable! And Grace shall be given to such selfless mothers... What a daring woman! I love my mother and also love being a mother.... |
Re: Egypt Honors Mother Who Dressed As Man For 43 Years To Provide For Family by fromnigeria(m): 2:51am On Mar 19, 2015 |
Federal Govt confers CON on Dr. Who allegedly stole N20Bn. 1 Like |
Re: Egypt Honors Mother Who Dressed As Man For 43 Years To Provide For Family by chukxie(m): 3:32am On Mar 19, 2015 |
Respect, to you! |
Re: Egypt Honors Mother Who Dressed As Man For 43 Years To Provide For Family by Francman(m): 8:43am On Mar 19, 2015 |
fromnigeria:LOL. It's nt easy to be a thief in the most religious country, u know. |
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