Disgraceful: #Egyptian court has upheld prison sentence against Amal Fathy, a woman human rights defender convicted over a video she posted online criticizing the Egyptian authorities for failing to tackle sexual harassment. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
Misogyny is the beating heart of authoritarianism. That is why Amal Fathy is being punished for exposing sexual violence.
When you punish women who expose sexual violence, what other message are you sending out other than patriarchy enables and protects misogyny? #Egypt
When you punish women who expose sexual violence, what other message are you sending out other than patriarchy enables and protects misogyny? #Egypt
My latest essay about #Egypt is available in English and Arabic
A decade after people across the region took to the streets to remove authoritarian leaders, a zealous determination to control female sexuality continues to hurt women and girls in Egypt: feministgiant.com/p/egypts-sexua…
A decade after people across the region took to the streets to remove authoritarian leaders, a zealous determination to control female sexuality continues to hurt women and girls in Egypt: feministgiant.com/p/egypts-sexua…
But women and queer people are rising up against a form of tyranny even more stubborn than dictators in presidential palaces: patriarchy and its stranglehold on their bodies and sexualities. #Egypt
Translation into Arabic by @itmeansagift feministgiant.com/p/--052?r=50le…
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