One could hear Aliaa Magda Elmahdy's name on the lips of thousands worldwide after the 20-year-old Egyptian activist posted naked photos of herself online in an effort to shed light on injustices against women in her country.
Elmahdy posted the naked photos on her blog [NSFW] and conservatives and liberals alike have responded in denunciation, reports the Huffington Post.
Elmahdy, who is seen in one photograph wearing only stockings and red heels, includes the caption "[the photo] screams against a society of violence, racism, sexism, sexual harassment and hypocrisy." She became a Twitter trend under the hashtag #nudephotorevolutionary.
Elmahdy describes herself as an liberal and an atheist. She has been living with her boyfriend, blogger Kareem Amer. Amer was sentenced to four years in maximum security prison for speaking out against Islam and former president Hosni Mubarak.
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