Olivia Arthur Weekend. Girls play on fairground rides at the Gezira Youth Center in Zamalek. Cairo, Egypt. 2009. © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur EGYPT. Cairo. Vibrantly Islamic. Many young Muslims today, born after the Iranian revolution but subject to the sentiments aroused by 9/11, have worked to forge an identity that is pious yet compat (...)
Olivia Arthur EGYPT. Cairo. The Blogger. Mostafa Nagar, seen here in his dental clinic in the Nasr City district of Cairo, Is part of a renaissance in Islamic thinking. 2009 © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur Asmaa and her friends take each other's photographs on the Qasr el-Nil Bridge. Cairo, Egypt.2009 © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur EGYPT. Cairo. Learning. Magda Amer walks in Haj Ahmed Uthman mosque, where she teaches. By preaching in a mosque, Magda chaleenges 14 centuries of Islamic tradition, which tends to relegate women t (...)
Olivia Arthur Magda Amer, a female preacher, teaches students how to learn the Koran by heart using the methods of 'mind-mapping' at the Haj Ahmed Uthman Mosque. Cairo, Egypt. 2009. © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur EGYPT. Cairo. Holy Book. Many young Muslim people enjoy text-messaging Koranic verses to one another. 2009 © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur Hala dons a pink hijab for a date on Valentine's Day. Muslim women's attitudes about the appropriate amount of make-up to wear and the proper amount of hair to reveal vary widely. Cairo, Egypt. 2009 © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur Nagla at a shopping mall in Cairo on Valentines day wears a red hijab bought especially for the occasion. Cairo, Egypt. 2009. © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur EGYPT. Cairo. The Blogger. Mostafa Nagar, seen here talking with other bloggers at a coffee shop, Is part of a renaissance in Islamic thinking. 2009 © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur Activist in a Veil. Dalia Ziada, a champion of women's rights and free speech, translated a comic-book history of Martin Luther King into Arabic in order to promote civil disobedience. She is also (...)
Olivia Arthur Activist in a Veil. Dalia Ziada, a champion of women's rights and free speech, translated a comic-book history of Martin Luther King into Arabic in order to promote civil disobedience. She is also (...)
Olivia Arthur EGYPT. Cairo. Ready to Wear. The fashionable "Spanish wrap" modeled by Samar does not wrap around the front as the typical hijab does, so she wears an additional scarf around her neck. 2009 © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur Veil Shop. Forty years ago Islamic dress was rare in Egypt. Today, more than 80% of the women are estimated to wear the hijab. Cairo, Egypt. 2009 © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur Karate Kid. Norhan, 10, returns from a training session at Shabab El-Gezira youth center. Cairo, Egypt. 2009. © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur EGYPT. Cairo. Hisham, a coffee-shop waiter, has a mark on his forehead which shows that he prays regularly. 2009 © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur EGYPT. Cairo. A couple sit at a table in the cafeteria of the Shabab El-Gezira youth sports center after a training session. 2009 © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur An Egyptian woman watches her children playing football at Shabab El-Gezira youth sports center. Cairo, Egypt. 2009. © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur Women and their children afetr a karate training session at Shabab El-Gezira youth sports center. Cairo, Egypt. 2009. © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
