Thread by @monaeltahawy

Since Rahaf’s escape, the #Saudi regime and its media have been conflating women escaping male guardianship with men who join violent extremist groups like ISIS & al-qaeda. Feminism is a form of terrorism, says this ad by the Saudi counter-extremism agency

Feminism as Terrorism

FEMINIST GIANT rant on the #Saudi regime and its media’s propaganda against feminism

As part of its reaction to Rahaf’s escape, the #Saudi regime is propagating that feminists are recruiting and luring daughters. Saudi feminists have been threatened. Below I’m accused by a #Saudi regime troll of using tactics similar to ISIS and al-Qaeda to recruite girls.

A #Saudi columnist in well-known newspaper Okaz, who has 230k followers called for public execution of feminists (“internal devils who incite girls to rebel”) in #Saudi Arabia, in diplomatic/embassy quarter. He wanted same punishment for them as meted out to “terrorists” in Saudi

Not 1st time #Saudi regime has treated feminism=terrorism. Loujain al-Hathloul (feminist waterboarded in prison as per my video) in 2014 was arrested & referred to terrorism court but was released before after 73 days in detention for trying to drive across UAE-Saudi border.

Apparently I’m “mastermind” behind Rahaf’s escape & I’m “recruiting” others.And this #Kuwaiti influencer with 29k followers on IG sent this to WhatsApp groups in Kuwait & Saudi Arabia advising parents to warn their kids about me. And I was told I was mentioned in a Friday sermon.

FYI: I recorded that FEMINIST GIANT rant about #Saudi Arabia conflating feminism with terrorism in January 7. You can watch it all here - I talk about Rahaf and the women’s rights activists detained and tortured at the order of Saudi Crown Prince MBS

And here with English subtitles via @BasimGH is that #Saudi counter-extremism agency video conflating women who escape Saudi misogyny with men who join violent extremist groups like ISIS-al Qaeda. Feminism conflated with terrorism