Middle East and North Africa

A new app is helping Egyptian women cook their way to financial independence

The sun sets on the minarets and the Great Pyramids of Giza (R) in Old Cairo December 31, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh  (EGYPT - Tags: CITYSCAPE SOCIETY) - RTX16Y99

In a country where a quarter of women are unemployed, Mumm matches home cooks to the market Image: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Alex Gray
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