In recent years, many things have changed along the Nile; social upheaval and religious conflicts have not left people unscathed. And the unique Nile landscape is being transformed into a threatened garden of paradise by the advancing desert and various environmental sins. Its inhabitants impress with their optimism, which makes them seize every opportunity to improve their living conditions. For women in particular, the last few years have been a rollercoaster of emotions between the promises of the Arab Spring and the new repression by religious zealots and authoritarian military...