Comparably, in Doaa El Ghobashy, I saw a woman comfortable in her own skin, who refused to allow herself to be perceived as an “oppressed Middle Eastern woman,” and who finally gave Egyptian ...

Egypt’s Doaa el-Ghobashy (R) has raised eyebrows by becoming the first beach volleyball player to participate at the games wearing hijab (Muslim covering for women). By Yasin Tuncer.

E gypt made their first Olympic appearance in women’s beach volleyball on Sunday since the sport was added to the games in 1996 and the athletes of the moment, Doaa El-Ghobashy and Nada Meawad ...

Doaa El-Ghobashy and Nada Moawad, the two players in Egypt’s beach volleyball team, were just like any other participating athletes: they never expected to grab international attention.

On her facebook, Egypt beach volleyball player Doaa El-Ghobashy (L) shared a photo with her teammate Nada Moawad and thier coach Ahmed Abd-Allah ...

It doesn't keep me away from the things I love to do, and beach volleyball is one of them," said Doaa El-Ghobashy. This is a conversation worth having.

An Egyptian athlete who wore a hijab, long sleeves and trousers while facing Germany in an Olympic beach volleyball match has said wearing a head covering “won’t keep [her] away” from the sport.

Egypt's beach volleyball player Doaa El-Ghobashy, who rose to international fame for being the first ever player to wear a hijab during the Olympics, has replied to people who criticised her ...

Egypt's beach volleyball player Doaa El-Ghobashy, who rose to international fame for being the first ever player to wear a hijab during the Olympics, has replied to people who criticised her ...

On her facebook, Egypt beach volleyball player Doaa El-Ghobashy (L) shared a photo with her teammate Nada Moawad and thier coach Ahmed Abd-Allah ...