Mona Eltahawy
Feminist// Book: Headscarves & Hymens// New book: The Seven Necessary Sins for Women & Girls Sept 2019// Tattoos// #MUFC // FEMINIST GIANT// Radical// she/her
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Friends of Lyra McKee protest outside Saoradh office
Friends of murdered journalist Lyra McKee have protested outside the Derry headquarters of a dissident republican group today by putting red handprints on the walls.
Feministe Mona Eltahawy komt niet naar De Balie vanwege discussie over ‘deportatie van moslims’
De Egyptisch-Amerikaanse journalist en publicist Mona Eltahawy zegt een optreden in het Amsterdamse debatcentrum De Balie af omdat daar ooit de dep...
Mona Eltahawy
Feministe Mona Eltahawy komt niet naar De Balie vanwege discussie over ‘deportatie van moslims’ volkskrant.nl/ts-bea79492 via @volkskrant
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Bekende feministe zegt De Balie af vanwege omstreden islamdebat
De Egyptisch-Amerikaanse feministe Mona Eltahawy zou woensdag in het debatcentrum te gast zijn en spreken over de nasleep van #metoo.
مسائية DW: ما الجديد الذي تحمله التعديلات الدستورية في مصر؟ | DW | 19.04.2019
بدأ المصريون في الخارج عملية الاستفتاء على التعديلات الدستورية التي وافق عليها مجلس النواب المصري بالأغلبية الساحقة قبل أيام قليلة. تعديلات تسمح للرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي بالبقاء في الحكم حتى عام 2030. فما الذي يعنيه هذا الاستفتاء في ظل جو عام يرجح...
مصر: تعديلات دستورية ترسّخ قمعا طويل الأمد
قالت كل من "هيومن رايتس ووتش" و"اللجنة الدولية للحقوقيين" اليوم إن على الحكومة المصرية سحب التعديلات الدستورية المقترحة والتي تعزز الحكم السلطوي. ستتسبب التعديلات في تقويض استقلالية القضاء المصري المتآكلة وتوسيع قدرة الجيش على التدخل في الحياة...
Saoedische zussen willen naar Nederland: 'Ze kunnen ons hier vermoorden'
De Soedische zussen Wafa en Maha waren hun leven in Saoedi-Arabië zat. ''Niemand kan daar een normaal leven leiden.'' Ze zijn gevlucht naar Georgië, maar ook daar is het niet veilig. De zussen hopen zo snel mogelijk asiel te krijgen in Nederland.
Meet the Young Female Chef Transforming Sushi Culture
In a profession that traditionally shuns women, this chef has proven herself — one roll at a time.
On the job with a leading female sushi chef
Yumi Chiba defied tradition to become one of Japan's leading female sushi chefs. Find out how she did it.
How Yuki Chidui Is Blazing a Trail For Female Sushi Chefs in Japan
Owner of Nadeshico Sushi in Tokyo, Yuki Chidui is standing up against discrimination in Japan's sushi world.
Rolling Maki at Japan's First All-Female Sushi Restaurant
Women have been traditionally banned from sushi-making because of their warm hands and periods, but one Tokyo eatery is bucking convention.
Mona Eltahawy
There has got to be a book somewhere that has collected the complete total and utter NONSENSE and MISOGYNY that abounds in each and every country and culture about menstruation. Meanwhile, from 2015 broadly.vice.com/amp/en_us/arti… broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/…
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Why women can't be chefs at the famous restaurant from 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi'
The comment Jiro Ono's son and heir, Yoshikazu, was made and buried a year before the film played to American audiences.
Mona Eltahawy
Why are women sushi chefs so rare in #Japan? “To be a professional means to have a steady taste in your food, but because of the menstrual cycle, women have an imbalance in their taste, and that's why women can't be sushi chefs." businessinsider.com/jiro-onos-son-… h/t @theasianfmnst
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Egyptians vote on changes that would extend el-Sissi's rule
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians cast their ballots Saturday on the first of three days of voting on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030...
Mona Eltahawy
#Egyptians cast their ballots Saturday on the first of three days of voting on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030 and broaden the military’s role.
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Blasts reported at churches in Sri Lanka
Explosions have been reported at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka as Christians celebrate Easter.
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Mona Eltahawy
Horrific. Condolences #SriLanka.
More than 200 killed as churches and hotels targeted in 8 separate blasts on Easter Sunday.
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FBI Arrests New Mexico Border Militia Leader Larry Mitchell Hopkins
Hopkins runs an armed border militia group that spreads far-right conspiracies.
Egypt: Constitutional Amendments Entrench Repression
The Egyptian government should withdraw proposed constitutional amendments that will consolidate authoritarian rule, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Mahienour El-Massry
أنا مواطنة مصرية اتسجنت ٣ مرات في تهم (جنح) غير مخلة بالشرف و الأمانة (تظاهر و تجمهر) .. و لكن الدولة قررت إنها تحرمني من صوتي و من قراري.
كان نفسي أقدر أعمل إللي مقتنعة به و هو إني أصوت بلا بس للأسف...
Fuck the Patriarchy Cross Stitch
This vintage-inspired cross stitch is a charming reminder to fuck the patriarchy. All items are handmade to order, so feel free to request customization! Cross stitch is on 14 count white aida cloth in a 6 hoop (included)
Georgia Police Made Me Remove a Protest Button Because it Had the Word "Fuck" On it
As a concerned citizen, I have visited the Georgia capitol many times to talk with our lawmakers about various issues. While recently advocating against a particularly harmful piece of legislation — House Bill 481, which would, if signed into law,...