Al-Zahraa Layek Helmee recites an Islamic poem at the annual Cairo International Book Fair, in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 4, 2022. For the 18-year-old, the high-profile recitation of Muslim holy text at a Cairo conference of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation was a personal milestone -- one that she also hopes would send a message to women and girls: That can be you. “I wanted to prove that women have a great role to play when it comes to Quran recitation," she said. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
