Women of the Arab Spring
Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim talks to Egyptian-American author Mona Eltahawy about the impact of the Arab Spring on the lives of women in the region.
A decade after the uprisings that changed the political landscape of many countries in North Africa and the Middle East, Kim Chakanetsa looks at what impact the Arab uprisings had on the lives of women in Egypt and Syria.
Mona Eltahawy is an Egyptian-American author and commentator. She was at the frontline of clashes between protesters and the military in 2011. Mona is now based in the USA, where she keeps writing about feminism in the Arab world. Her latest book is The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls and her newsletter is called Feminist Giant.
Zaina Erhaim is an award-winning Syrian journalist and filmmaker. Her series of short films, Syria’s Rebellious Women, documented the lives of ordinary women turned activists in the aftermath of the uprisings. Her most recent project, Liberated T, is an advocacy campaign aimed at changing the gender stereotypes around women in the region.
Produced by Alice Gioia
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L: Zaina Erhaim (courtesy of Zaina Erhaim)
R: Mona Eltahawy (credit: Robert E. Rutledge)
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