Writer/Activist Mona Eltahawy Speaks about Sexual Violence and Healing
Egyptian-American writer, activist and public speaker Mona Eltahawy — a strong, inspiring, fearless women who became known for her work bridging
Stop killing, stop shooting, stop burning churches, start talking. Who, #Egypt?
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy)
August 15, 2013
Mona Eltahawy Has No Regrets About Spray Painting Over That 'Racist…
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.
Journalist Mona Eltahawy Arrested For Defacing Anti-Islam Subway Ads
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."
Just How Bad Is It for Women in Egypt? Very.
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,…
Writer/Activist Mona Eltahawy Arrested, Beaten, Sexually Assaulted By…
Mona Eltahawy — New York-based blogger, feminist activist, award-winning columnist and public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues — was arrested yesterday in Cairo. She'd traveled to Egypt a couple of days ago to report on the protests in Tahrir Square; after she was arrested, the State Department expressed concern.…