Egypt plans to derive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020

FACT No 7

Egypt plans to derive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020
Women to form 11% of Egypt's next parliament

FACT No 22

Egypt is home to 30% of the Arab world's bloggers
Egypt's economy is expected to grow four percent in 2009, in the midst of the global recession

FACT No 3

Egypt's economy is expected to grow four percent in 2009, in the midst of the global recession
Cairo is home to Africa's only subway

FACT No 5

Cairo is home to Africa's only subway
The World Bank named Egypt 2008's top economic reformer in the Middle East for the third year in a row

FACT No 1

The World Bank named Egypt 2008's top economic reformer in the Middle East for the third year in a row

Egypt was the first Muslim country to appoint a female marriage officer.

Egypt was the first Muslim country to appoint a female marriage officer.

Egypt was the first Muslim country to appoint a female marriage officer.
  • Amal Suleiman, a lawyer and mother of three, was appointed as a “Maazoun,” or Islamic marriage officer, in October 2008. She holds law and criminal justice degrees as well as a master's degree in Islamic Law.
  • Egypt’s Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa issued a religious edict at the time declaring that there are no restrictions in Islam on women acting as marriage registrars, stating that “women are allowed to conduct any form of financial, commercial or familial contract, including marriage.”

Source: NPR; al-Ahram Weekly