" “Mothers are the schools” is an old Egyptian saying, meaning mothers are the teachers, the first window into life. The late, great Egyptian physician Dr. Nawal el-Saadawi recognized this and spent a lifetime devoted to female empowerment in traditional patriarchal social structures. Now, there is a generation of young, creative women following in her footsteps.

In 2019, an essential media platform called Motherbeing was launched in Egypt addressing sex education and reproductive health for women. Egypt is a country that has experienced high fertility rates and rapid population growth - yet one...