Photographer based in Cairo, Egypt >> Shawn Baldwin

Middle East

In spite of the Islamist-influenced school system, Algerian youths appear to be more socially liberal than their counterparts in places like Egypt or Jordan. Outside Okba Ben Nafaa high school in Algiers, a young veiled woman sat leg to leg with young boys, which is unthinkable in some Muslim countries. May 2008.
In spite of the Islamist-influenced school system, Algerian youths appear to be more socially liberal than their counterparts in places like Egypt or Jordan. Outside Okba Ben Nafaa high school in Algiers, a young veiled woman sat leg to leg with young boys, which is unthinkable in some Muslim countries. May 2008.