HIV brings out the best and the worst in humanity, and the laws reflect these attitudes. Shereen El Feki attitudebadbring Change image and share on social
My mother's family is Christian: her father was a Baptist lay preacher, and her brother, in a leap of Anglican upward mobility, became a vicar in the Church of Wales. But my mother converted to Islam on marrying my father. She was not obliged to; Muslim men are free to marry ahl al-kitab, or people of the Book - among them, Jews and Christians. Shereen El Feki ahlanglicanbaptist share on social
Although I was raised in Canada and the U.K., my roots are in Egypt through my father, in a family line that stretches back generations and runs along the Nile, from the concrete of Cairo to the coast of Alexandria. Shereen El Feki alexandriabackcairo share on social
I'm half Egyptian, and I'm Muslim. But I grew up in Canada, far from my Arab roots. Like so many who straddle East and West, I've been drawn, over the years, to try to better understand my origins. Shereen El Feki arabcanadadraw Change image and share on social
4Shbab has been dubbed Islamic MTV. Its creator, who is an Egyptian TV producer called Ahmed Abu Haiba, wants young people to be inspired by Islam to lead better lives. He reckons the best way to get that message across is to use the enormously popular medium of music videos. 4Shbab was set up as an alternative to existing Arab music channels. Shereen El Feki 4shbababuahmed share on social
If you really want to know yourself, start by writing a book. Shereen El Feki bookstartwrite Change image and share on social
Laws that treat people living with HIV or those at greatest risk with respect start with the way that we treat them ourselves: as equals. If we are going to stop the spread of HIV in our lifetime, then that is the change we need to spread. Shereen El Feki changeequalgreat share on social
The patriarchy is alive and well in Egypt and the wider Arab world. Shereen El Feki alivearabegypt Change image and share on social
Where you criminalize people living with HIV or those at greatest risk, you fuel the epidemic. Shereen El Feki criminalizeepidemicfuel Change image and share on social
Throughout its history, Islam has borrowed and adapted from other civilizations, both ancient and modern. Shereen El Feki adaptancientborrow Change image and share on social