In Egypt, women DJs enjoy a rave of their own


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Egyptian DJ A7ba-L-Jelly plays music during a concert in Giza on November 4, 2022. Photos: AFP

Laser beams illuminate a darkened restaurant turned dance hall in Cairo as revellers move to thumping beats from female DJs – part of a generation of women shaking up Egypt's underground electronic music scene.

"All my life, I've seen men behind the decks," said party-goer Menna Shanab, 26, as psychedelic visuals reflected off the waters at the Nile-side venue.

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