Egyptian women should “think before deciding to bring a new child in to the world”, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said yesterday.
Speaking at the opening of a mega infrastructure project in the coastal province of Alexandria, Al-Sisi said: “If you live in one room, how can you bring four kids to life? Where would they sleep? How would you look after their education?”
His comments came in response to a documentary which aired recently showing a women talking about her life as a mother of six.
“You are telling the story as if the state and I were criminal for not providing your needs,” the Egyptian leader said: “No, I swear to God you are guilty yourself.”
Egypt’s population was reported to have reached 98 million in the second half of this year while unemployment reached 11.8 per cent.