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Fattening Jam Sparks Debate On Egyptian Women
In Cairo readers confront a trend of fattening jams marketed to women, with Egyptian Gazette editors decrying the push toward buxom figures as unhealthy and revolting while noting many women still equate fatness with health. Om Kalthoum is cited as an example of substantial build.
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Cairo
Egyptian Gazette
The
Gazette
the Gazette
Women’s Liberation Movements
Ministry of Health
Egypt
Om Kalthoum