Ally Salama

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News

EMPWR Launches SportsMenta: The First Mental Health & Sports Conference in the MENA

Launched by EMPWR’s founder, Ally Salama, SportsMENTA is an event where top tier athlete’s across the region unite together, harnessing the power of sports in shifting and influencing culture, speaking…

E7na Summit: Egypt's First Anti-Sexual Harassment Online Summit

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Mental Health

Launching E7na Summit: Egypt’s First Online Anti-Sexual Harassment Summit

Cairo, Egypt – Sunday November 8th E7na (Ehna) initiative is launching Egypt’s first-ever online summit discussing sexual harassment issues in the nation. The first edition of the summit is scheduled…

Egypt's Sexual Assault Harassment Case MeToo 2020

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News

Egypt’s Rising #MeToo Movement Has Amended The Country’s Constitution

In less than one week of the region’s trending sexual assault case, led by Egyptian youth, the prime minister of Egypt amended the country’s law to provide increased protection for…

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News

“I’m Not The Only One He Raped”: Social Media Exposes Sexual Predator Ahmed Bassem Zaki

TRIGGER WARNING: This article or section, or pages it links to, contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. Last November, I was surprised to…

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Opinion

I’m Sorry We Couldn’t Accept You, Sarah Hegazy: An Open Letter to an Arab LGBTQ Activist We Lost to Suicide

The following is an open letter written by EMPWR’s founder in response to the death of LGBTQ Activist, Sarah Hegazy, on June 14th, 2020. I’m sorry we couldn’t accept you,…

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Relationships

16 Conversation Starters to Allow Men to Open Up About Feelings

Men often use women as emotional support because it’s harder for men to reach out to a male friend so women often have to bear their emotional baggage. The key…

Girl on Instagram on blog by Ally Salama

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Community

Is Instagram Hiding “Likes” Really Making a Difference?

Instagram has been very smart in understanding that many people, especially the younger demographics have been negatively affected by the utilization of their platform. The question here remains; In our…

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Mental Health

11 Things Emotionally Intelligent Men Don’t Do

The content in this publication is presented for informative purposes only. In no sense is this information intended to provide diagnoses or act as a substitute for the work of…

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Art & Thoughts

How CrossFit Helped Me Beat Depression

Okay, this isn’t clickbait…But It’s much more than just CrossFit – the sport – or whatever facade people are on about when the word “Crossfit” is said out loud. For…

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Community

Farah Nofal: “I’ve Personally Suffered from Anxiety Recently. Social Media Was One of The Triggers.”

Farah Nofal is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and one of Egypt’s most inspiring athletes. She has been an active leader in the Cairo wellness community for more than 5…