Aswan Dam assumption did not take into account the extent of perennial irrigation that was already present throughout Egypt decades before the high dam closure. By the 1950s only a small proportion of Upper Egypt had not been converted from basin (low transmission) to perennial (high transmission) irrigation. Expansion of perennial irrigation systems in Egypt did not depend on the high dam. In fact, within 15 years of the high dam closure there was solid evidence that biharzia was declining in Upper Egypt. S. haematobium has since disappeared altogether. Suggested reasons for this include improvements in irrigation practice. In the Nile Delta,
Aswan Harmud In 2015, Harmud was one of over 75 women working in Somaliland's legal, against no more than five in 2008. According to Harmud, "I see this as a step forward for women, because we were looked down upon and people used to think we could not hold these positions". Harmud has also said commented on the problems that such high-profile work has led to, "The women in the office have become targets. We don’t walk around town with our faces uncovered. We cover our faces – we do this out of fear." Aswan Harmud Aswan Jibril Harmud is a Somaliland