In this Feb. 18, 2020 photo, Egyptian transgender woman and activist Malak el-Kashif shows her tattoo and scars on her shoulder from a suicide attempt, in her bedroom, in Cairo, Egypt. El-Kashif's battles are etched on her slender body. The scars peeking underneath her top are from the time she threw herself from the fifth floor. The ones on her arm are a reminder of cutting herself with razors more times than she can count. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
March 27, 2020
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In Egypt, transgender activist fights battle on many fronts
CAIRO (AP) — Malak el-Kashif left home on her birthday seven years ago. Walking into an uncertain future, she was underdressed for the weather and armed with little— except for some makeup, a few women’s accessories and 50 Egyptian pounds (at the time about six American dollars).