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It is Mar and Elselech who challenge Egypt’s first female captain. [인스타그램 캡처]
“In my society, I still don’t accept women leaving my family and working in the sea, but I don’t need everyone’s permission to do things I love.”
Mar and El Selehda (29), the first female captains of Egypt, said, “The fake news in English has spread to other countries,” saying, “This has affected the reputation and my efforts.” I was worried about going crazy,” he said.
The BBC reported on the 4th (local time) the story of El Selehda’s embarrassment over fake news and the difficulties she faces while working as a female captain.
El Selehda is the first Egyptian woman to graduate from the University of Science, Technology, Ocean and Transport (AASTM) operated by the Arab League (AL), an international organization in the Arab world, and is working as a No. He dreamed of becoming a merchant ship captain, and he was courageous when he saw that his brother entered the university even though the university did not accept female applicants at the time. To write a letter to the then-president Hosni Mubarak. Eventually, I was able to get the acceptance notice.
An accident occurred in which a super-large container ship Evergiven (pictured below) that was stranded while passing through the Suez Canal in Egypt blocked the canal. Satellite photo taken on the 28th of last month. AP=Yonhap News
At the time of the Suez Canal accident, he was working as a first-class maritime safety guide in the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria, far from here. Then, on the 23rd of last month, after hearing the news of the stranding of’Ever Given’, he was shocked while searching for it on the Internet. Rumors that the ship aground accident was due to oneself were spreading through social media.
Arab News reported the success story of El Selehda, the first woman in Egypt to challenge the captain, and a netizen turned her into the main culprit of the Evergiven accident. Arab News also clarified on the 28th of last month, “The article spread on SNS is fake news” as fake news spread.
“The fake news was negative and harsh, but the general public and the people I worked with gave me a lot of support.” I became famous,” he said.
Meanwhile, El Selehda also confessed that he had experienced discrimination against women even after graduating from college. He said, “When we get on the boat, we’re all old men with different mindsets,” he said. “It was difficult to overcome this situation without being affected by mental health.”
“I have a message I can give to women who want to work in the shipping industry,” he said, taking the test to become a full-time captain next month.
Reporter Go Seok-hyun [email protected]
