A Beni Suef woman has had to dress as a man to make ends meet for her family after her husband became unable to work due to a disability, Al Arabiya reports, making this something of a meme in Egyptian (social) media. According to the report, Bahia Soliman, who has three children under the age of nine, took over working her husband’s motor tricycle, donning men’s clothing and going by the name Bakar. Beni Suef’s governor is providing Soliman and her family with home appliances, in addition to financial aid to help her pay off some of her family’s debts.

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