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1 Aug, 5 tweets, 2 min read
It's my birthday! I am officially 54 years old today.

The most subversive thing a woman can do is to talk about her life as if it matters. Because it does.

For my new essay, I ask: What is desire, at 54?

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Thanks a million all who’ve sent me kind wishes and love! 💜✊🏽❤️
And if you’re curious: my birthday dress, which was my gift to myself #ThisIs54 Mona in a full length red d...
My Desire, My Freedom is now available as an audio essay

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3 Aug
Among the poet Muriel Rukeyser’s assignments for her writing students was to begin a poem with the words “I could not say.” I share what for too long I could not say about desire in my new essay.
What does desire look like liberated from the pressure of heteronormativity and enforced monogamy? What desire is a cis woman who is child free by choice “allowed” to have at 54 years of age?
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2 Aug
The most subversive thing a woman can do is to talk about her life as if it matters. Because it does. Her desire, especially when she is not supposed to desire or to be desired, is especially disruptive. My new essay 👇🏽
You can hear the audio version here m.soundcloud.com/mona-eltahawy-…
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29 Jul
As I tour the Queens of Egypt exhibit, which includes Nefertiti, here’s my recent essay about The Beautiful One.

Essay: Perimenopausal Nefertiti and my Beautiful Belly , by @monaeltahawy feministgiant.com/p/essay-perime…
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23 Jul
I miss you, Amy.

#AmyWinehouse died 10 years ago today at the age of 27.

Here are some of my favourite songs.

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23 Jul
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