The 'Little Girl' Who's Changing Hong Kong | A New, Extra-Long Burkini

www.ozy.com [OZY.COM]( [VIEW ONLINE]( 10 MUST READS TODAY [Daily Dose]( Friday Oct 11, 2019 1 [Fast Forward]( [Fast Forward]( [Egypt’s Burkinis Aren’t So Itsy Bitsy]( New swimsuits twice as long as traditional burkinis are making a splash in Egypt, and stirring debate globally. Until she got married two years ago, Safaa Mohamed used to wear a burkini when she went swimming in the sea. But her husband put a stop to that — even though he enjoys the water every summer in the coastal city of Alexandria. “My husband says it’s inappropriate because [the burkini] is too tight and [shows] my legs,” says Mohamed, a 28-year-old homemaker. Now, she has found an answer — an extra-long loose burkini that frequently comes with a burqa — that’s dividing Egypt over questions of gender, religion, safety and discrimination, all centered on an unlikely subject: swimwear. [READ MORE]( 2 [Rising Stars]( [Rising Stars]( [Can This 22-Year-Old Bring Democracy to Hong Kong?]( Agnes Chow Ting is helping lead the fight against mainland China in the streets, motivated by her Catholic faith. Like any 22-year-old, Agnes Chow Ting loves to listen to music — contemporary Japanese songs are her favorite — and let loose at karaoke bars. But unlike others her age, she hasn’t been able to unwind in a long time. “My city is burning; there is no time for ‘me time,’” says the Hong Kong pro-democracy leader who has been able to do the unthinkable — rattle the mighty and powerful China. For months, chaos and anti-government protests have roiled Hong Kong. The protests that began in June over plans to allow extradition from Hong Kong to mainland China — a proposal withdrawn in September — show no sign of stopping. With every passing day, the violence unleashed on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters by authorities is escalating, with the shooting of a protester last week followed by a ban on face masks. Chow and her fellow activists from the political organization Demosistō are livid. [READ MORE]( 3 [True Story]( [True Story]( [Pole-Dancing for Snoop Dogg]( Kansas felt some pressing need to apologize for Snoop Dogg's pole-dancer-laden show. Pole-dancers: Apologize for nothing! I was 17. ’N Sync was in town at the SAP Center, and my best friend and I quickly got tickets. The high-pitched screams of 20,000 teenage girls were deafening. I screamed as loud as I could for my main man JT, but it was drowned out by my raging jealousy. “Why do they get to be onstage! That should be me! One day it’s gonna be me!” I tried to enjoy myself, but I was so angry that they were having the moment up there I was sure I should be having. Little did I know that my Christian-club, cover-the-cleavage-and-never-said-a-swearword self would be getting two calls 18 years later. Calls to just, you know, see what I was doing on Saturday night. Why? Well, because Snoop Dogg needed pole-dancers. [READ MORE]( [In Partnership With Morning Brew]( [Become Smarter in Just 5 Minutes]( You know how some days your home-brewed java just isn't enough? The same is true of DIY-ing your daily news intel. That's why Morning Brew is a triple-shot jolt of business news for your brain. Delivering the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, Morning Brew gives you the news you need — before you even know you need it. Make your morning smarter for free. [Check it out.]( 4 [Good Sh*t]( [Dining Inside a Giant Barrel on Germany’s Wine Road]( The Weinstrasse doesn’t shy away from kitsch, but that’s part of its charm. 5 [The Huddle]( [LeBron Won’t Solve the NBA’s China Problem]( Time for the league to own up to its capitalist motivations, or find noncommunist regions in which to invest. 6 [Flashback]( [The Young Jewish Woman Who Blew Up Nazis]( Vitka Kempner led a group hellbent on vengeance in postwar Europe. 7 [Fast Forward]( [Can Vegan Fashion Go Cheap … But Avoid the Way of the Sweatshop?]( Demand for animal-friendly clothing is growing globally, alongside pressure to keep prices down. 8 [Flashback]( [How a Book Inspired Socialist Utopia Clubs]( The Gilded Age — a time of great struggle and economic inequality — required a compelling literary escape. 9 [Rising Stars]( [Her Gender-Fluid Graphic Novel Took Off. Now for the Encore]( Jen Wang made an enormous splash last year — but her next book could be even bigger. 10 [Acumen]( [Can South Africa Teach Us a Lesson in Fixing Educational Gender Gaps?]( After little improvement in decades, the country now hopes dedicated support networks can encourage female leadership. You Should Know This [The Elementary School Game That Offers Lifelong Lessons]( OZY Media Mountain View, California 94040 This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Read Online](