Thread by @monaeltahawy

My very first tattoo was of Sekhmet, the ancient Egyptian goddess, on my right inner forearm. I wrote a poem about Sekhmet and revolution feministgiant.com/p/sekhmets-tit…

I am childfree by choice, happily so. Another of the poems I’ve published is To My Unborn Daughter

Egyptian feminist Doria Shafik, who stormed the Egyptian parliament with 1,500 women Feb. 19, 1951 to demand suffrage & equal rights for women, died by suicide Sept. 20, 1975 after 18 yes house arrest by first the Nasser regime and then Sadat’s. A poem I wrote in for her in 2013

You can read Doria’s Balcony and To My Unborn Daughter here feministgiant.com/p/sekhmets-tit…

In my poem Doria’s Balcony, I mention Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum. Read more about here and her influence on my writing here patreon.com/posts/36540707

I wrote Sekhmet’s Tits in 2012, To My Unborn Daughter and Doria’s Balcony in 2013. I talked about them with @Ayserin yesterday for a podcast and our conversation encouraged me to post here. Sign up! feministgiant.com/p/coming-soon

There are more statues built of Sekhmet than any other ancient Egyptian god or goddess because she was the most feared and revered. Sekhmet, the most revered and feared of my ancestors’ deities, found me at my most vulnerable. feministgiant.com/p/essay-the-ki…

For more on Sekhmet and Hatshepsut, the pharaoh who built so many of those statues in reverence of Sekhmet: The King Herself. Learning to disobey.

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