Egyptian-American writer, activist and public speaker Mona Eltahawy — a strong, inspiring, fearless women who became known for her work bridging the hermeneutic divide between Egypt and the West — gave a TED Talk yesterday on the topic of healing. Specifically, she discusses the process through which she physically,… » 11/07/13 4:00pm 11/07/13 4:00pm

Stop killing, stop shooting, stop burning churches, start talking. Who, #Egypt?

— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) August 15, 2013

» 8/14/13 10:00pm 8/14/13 10:00pm

In today's Tweet Beat, Mona Eltahawy is rightfully proud, Diddy takes his girls for a spa day, Maude Apatow gets wrapped up in the Breaking Amish scandals and RuPaul still hasn't met Honey Boo Boo.
» 9/26/12 7:30pm 9/26/12 7:30pm

Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy was arrested last night for spray painting over one of the American Freedom Defense Initiative's new cringe-inducingly offensive posters, which read: "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad." » 9/26/12 2:00pm 9/26/12 2:00pm

After a year and a half or so characterized by political uprising, government overthrow, and a wobbly transition from military-run government to democracy, one would hope that conditions were improving for Egypt's women, and for its citizenry as a whole. Short answer: they're not. In fact, left to their own devices,… » 6/28/12 11:20am 6/28/12 11:20am

In an interview with CNN yesterday, journalist Mona Eltahawy discussed her assault by Egyptian riot police, who broke her arm and hand and groped her repeatedly: » 11/25/11 12:00pm 11/25/11 12:00pm