Title

Khebra: On the Hymen

Student Status

Undergraduate

Abstract

This project is an educative and critical coming of age gift in the form of a regularly produced publication written in Egyptian dialect Arabic. The first volume tackles the misinformation regarding the hymen and its widely perceived (but invalid) relationship with whether a female has previously had sex or not. Each volume is centered around a specific topic that typically causes discomfort or violence to the Egyptian girl regarding her reproductive system. Accompanying the publication, there is a social media presence in the form of an Instagram account that regularly posts the information distributed in the printed publication. Coming of age is typically the time in which the Egyptian girl starts experiencing this taboo surrounding her body. Therefore the project’s primary aim is to fight against this taboo through increasing friendly conversation, spreading scientifically accurate information and dispelling common myths regarding this topic

Department

Arts Department

First Advisor

Ghalia Elsrakbi

Second Advisor

Bahia Shehab

Third Advisor

Haytham Nawar

Committee Member 1

Adly Tomah

Committee Member 2

Ahmad Hefnawy

Committee Member 3

Ahmad Saqfalhait

Extent

p.6

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval

Not necessary for this item

Comments

This project is part of “ Holy Shift- Fifth Graduating Class of Graphic Design Students-The American University in Cairo – Class Fall 2019” catalog. "Holy Shift" is the title of the Fifth Senior Students Exhibition. It included 30 graduation projects that are broadly divided into four themes: Designing for Cultural and Social Impact Projects presented under this category offer creative tools to critically address social problems. The second theme is; Reimagining Cultural Heritage. The third theme is Designing Future Experiences, and the forth theme “Designing for Education” Graduating Committee: Adly Tomah (CEO, Gemini Enterprises Africa) Ahmad Hefnawy (Founder, Cairopolitan) Ahmad Saqfalhait (Associate Professor of Practice in Design, AUC) Ahmed AlLaithy (Technology Transfer Director, AUC) Bahia Shehab ( Professor of Practice in Design, AUC) Bassem Yousri (Visual Artist, Graphic Design Adjunct Faculty, AUC) Hani Mahfouz (Founder, Hani Mahfouz Design) Hicham Rahmeh (Lead Illustrator at The Brand Company and Co-founder at TokTok) Ibrahim Islam (Creative Head, JWT) Jochen Braun (Associate Professor of Practice in Design, AUC) May Ramy (Director, Academic Initiatives and Mentorship Services, AUC) Nelly El Sharkawy (Creative Director Cairopolitan) Sally-Ann Skerrett (Head of Graphic Design Department, GUC) Sarah Salmawy (Graphic Design Adjunct Faculty, AUC) Sawsan Morad (Editor in Chief, El-Beit Magazine) Tarek Naga (Architect, Adjunct Faculty, AUC) Thomas Wolsey (Assistant Professor, DICE, AUC) Yasmine El Dorghamy (Editor in chief, Rawi Magazine) Yasmine Moataz (Assistant Professor of Anthropology, AUC)

Rights

This record describes an artistic or creative work which was prepared as part of a course of study at the American University of Cairo. The creators retain all rights to the original artistic or creative works described herein.

Publication Date

Fall 12-2-2018

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