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In this Feb. 20, 2020 photo, transgender woman and activist Malak el-Kashif buys bread from a vendor on a street in Cairo, Egypt. "If I wanted to hide, then I would have hidden and just stayed at my parents' and not become a trans and saved myself all of this...It's just not me, not Malak," she said. "Malak is someone else." (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

In this Feb. 20, 2020 photo, transgender woman and activist Malak el-Kashif buys bread from a vendor on a street in Cairo, Egypt. "If I wanted to hide, then I would have hidden and just stayed at my parents' and not become a trans and saved myself all of this...It's just not me, not Malak," she said. "Malak is someone else." (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

March 27, 2020

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In Egypt, transgender activist fights battle on many fronts
March 27, 2020 2:43 a.m.

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).