Aisha Rateb

“I express my pleasure over Al Gebali’s appointment. It is like seeing the results of what I started.”

“A ban on entering the judiciary based on gender goes against Section forty”

“No more than secretaries toeing the line and being assigned tasks instead of acting like ministers capable of initiating policies.”

“I was the second Arab female ambassador after King Hassan’s sister. I was also not the first Egyptian ambassador to Europe; I was preceded by Hatshepsut, Nefertari and Nefertiti, those Egyptian queens who are well known in the world over.”

“To get my rights. I joined Huda Shaarawy’s association and other associations that were fighting for women’s rights. I was then only 21 but to no avail.”