Female Resistance In The Middle East And Beyond

An ongoing exploration of the of female activists and resistance in the Arab world and beyond. This blog is part of an Artistic research Project at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts

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Iran protests: Jailed activist Sepideh Qolian describes brutality in letter

Sepideh Qolian tells how confessions are extracted from detainees, in a rare letter from Evin prison.

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Tajik police are detaining women and forcing some to make struggle session-style apologies over their clothing and manners. Men are free to

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- One Billion Rising Revolution



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One Billion Rising 2023: Activists Around the World will Rise for Freedom - Women's eNews

Freedom from Patriarchy, Capitalism, Impunity, Poverty, Oppression, Division, Exploitation, Shame, Control, Individualism, Greed, Violence

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A life in quotes: bell hooks

The groundbreaking feminist critic, poet, and intellectual on love, feminism, patriarchy, white supremacy, forgiveness and the power of art

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Women's rights activist among four people found dead in northern Afghanistan

Frozan Safi, an activist and economics lecturer, has been identified as one of the four bodies found at a house in Mazar-i-Sharif.

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Only 18 women have won the Nobel Prize in its 120 years

In receiving the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa became only the 18th woman to be selected for the award in i

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The past few months have been harrowing for Pakistani women

It feels as though we are experiencing an epidemic of violence against women, but it has always been this way.

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Rights group demands action over murdered Pakistani activist - UCA News

Roshan Rajper found dead in her house in Ranipur several days after she went missing

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Who Lost the Sex Wars? Fissures in the feminist movement should not be buried as signs of failure but worked through as opportunities for insight.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/09/13/who-lost-the-sex-wars

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Tanzania's Female President Appoints Woman as Defense Minister

Gender activists praise the move but say inequality remains a problem

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How Afghan women are resisting the Taliban - The Namibian

“FOR security reasons, demonstrations are banned in Afghanistan from now on,” reads the first official decree issued by the Afghan interior ministry under the Taliban regime.

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Braving intimidation, hundreds of Iraqi women run for parliament

A powerful mix of insecurity and traditional prejudice against more liberal female politicians put Awatef Rasheed off running for parliament when she returned to Iraq in 2014 after years abroad.

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Mahbouba Seraj speaks about future of women's rights in Afghanistan under Taliban - CNN Video

Mahbouba Seraj, human rights activist and CEO of Afghan Women's Network, sits down with CNN's Nic Robertson in Kabul, Afghanistan, to discuss women's rights under Taliban rule.

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https://bdnews24.com/environment/2021/09/04/the-nigerian-activist-trying-to-sell-plants-to-the-oil-company-that-destroyed-them

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https://www.sgvtribune.com/2021/09/03/women-stage-protest-in-taliban-controlled-kabul/

Women stage protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul

The demonstration in Kabul comes one day after women staged a similar demonstration in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat. Women in that pr

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https://texassignal.com/activists-respond-to-the-texas-abortion-ban-my-body-is-my-own/

Activists respond to the Texas abortion ban: “My body is my own”

Texas’ new anti-abortion law is in full effect after the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, refused to block SB 8, a bill banning a