In #Egypt, the daughters of the working class are put on trial and sentenced to 6 and 10 years in prison for their TikTok accounts, which allegedly "violated family values." middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-tik…
And the sons of the wealthy and powerful are not put on trial for gang rape because "family values" are a cudgel used against women and queer people, especially those who aren't rich #Egypt thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/egy…
It is a fuck-this-shit moment for Egyptian women. And the rage and reckoning are the fuel of revolution.
Not a cis-gender heterosexual dick-swinging revolution. We already had one of those almost 10 years ago.
A feminist revolution. feministgiant.com/p/why-do-they-…
Not a cis-gender heterosexual dick-swinging revolution. We already had one of those almost 10 years ago.
A feminist revolution. feministgiant.com/p/why-do-they-…
I've been saying we need a feminist revolution for years. I wrote this soon after the military sexually assaulted women via "virginity tests," in March 2011, two months after the #Jan25 revolution theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
These articles have more info about the "human trafficking" charges that were used against the TikTok women in #Egypt. They are ultimately about "family values" and autonomy, esp for working class women madamasr.com/en/2021/06/20/…
This is a deeper dive into the cases against the TikTok women, the ways the regime and its media have blurred the lines between "family values" and "human trafficking" to criminalize these women for daring to want autonomy and to make a living madamasr.com/en/2020/11/10/… #Egypt
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