The Egyptian government has accused Netflix of misrepresenting Cleopatra by framing her as a Black woman. "Queen Cleopatra," the soon-to-be-released drama-documentary on the famed Egyptian queen ...

Analysis showed her natural hair was dyed with henna and juniper but researchers believe Egyptians preferred black hair because it represented youth. The Screaming Woman would have been around 5ft ...

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A woman in Egypt was briefly detained after being accused of baking "indecent" cakes, local media say. The cakes, topped with genitalia and underwear fashioned out of fondant icing, were eaten at ...