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Regina Khayatt
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Regina Khayatt (née Wissa; 1881–1942) was an Egyptian educator, philanthropist, feminist, suffragist and temperance worker. Founder and president of the National Woman's Christian Training Center, founder of the Egyptian Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in 1926, and a founding member of the Egyptian Feminist Union (EFU) in 1923.
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The emancipation of women is the foundation of the progress of the nation.
Education is the first right of every Egyptian woman.
To uplift the child, we must first uplift the mother.
Temperance is not merely a personal virtue, but a social duty for the welfare of Egypt.
We work not for one creed, but for all Egyptian women – Muslim and Christian alike.
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