Egypt’s First Female Ship Captain Gets Wrongly Blamed For Suez Canal Blockage

As the Suez Canal blockage issue got resolved after a week-long tiring work, the ripples of it are starting to appear. The first victim of the incident happens to be Egypt’s first female ship captain who has been blamed for the incident.

Marwa Elselehdar was working onboard a ship miles away from the Suez Canal when the incident happened yet she is at the receiving end of it.

The 29-year-old was working as a first mate in command of the Aida IV which is now in Alexandria. Despite this, she had to...

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