Egypt
Sexual harassment in Egypt is endemic. There is really no getting around this fact. Explaining it away or brushing it off is of no benefit to the harasser, the harassed or society at large. Blaming the victim is a tactic utilized both by harassers and their enablers. To think that, through what she is wearing, a woman is “inviting” [...]
Continue reading about Futuwwa and The Fallacy of “She’s Asking for it”
Disclaimer: I am TOTALLY against the arbitrary and virtually unchecked power that the army is exhibiting on the streets of Egypt. Moreover, locking up activists while there are FAR more pressing security concerns goes beyond negligence – it’s borderline criminal. If the protests scheduled for Friday, May 27 were called SOLELY to address this dereliction [...]
Continue reading about A Breakdown: Why I will NOT be in Tahrir on #May27
Today, many across Egypt’s blogosphere are writing posts aimed at “exposing” the Supreme Council of Armed Forces, the executive body heading the post-revolutionary transition. The impetus for this virtual mobilization is the SCAF’s recent heavy handedness in response to protests across Egypt along with the absurd media blackout it instituted on several acts of violence [...]
Continue reading about Tepid defense of Egypt’s SCAF & firm critique of #May27
