In Egypt, transgender activist fights battle on many fronts

Cairo • Malak el-Kashif left home on her birthday seven years ago. Walking into an uncertain future, she was underdressed for the weather and armed with little— except for some makeup, a few women’s accessories and 50 Egyptian pounds (at the time about six U.S. dollars).“I was afraid, but I didn’t hesitate,” she said. “There weren’t any other solutions.”That night, el-Kashif was a 13-year-old boy named Abdel-Rahman. She has since emerged as pe