www.economist.com
Nawal El-Saadawi died on March 21st
27 mar. 2021 - The indefatigable campaigner for women’s rights in Egypt was 89.
 · egypt · feminism · islam · secularization

www.nybooks.com > Ursula Lindsey
Me Too in Egypt & Morocco
11 mar. 2021 - In both countries, burgeoning movements to hold men accountable for sexual violence have led to new waves of repression.
 · arab-spring · egypt · freedom-of-the-press · hirak · journalism · misogyny · morocco · sexual-violence · shaming · surveillance · tiktok

www.theguardian.com > Tom Faber
'She exists out of time': Umm Kulthum, Arab music's eternal star
28 feb. 2020 - With a voice adored by Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and millions across the Arab world, Umm Kulthum rejected gender norms with her powerful, political music. But can her 90-minute songs work in a new stage musical?
 · egypt · umm-kulthum

www.groene.nl > Nirit Peled
‘Plotseling werd er niet meer gepraat’
4 nov. 2015 - Op 4 november is het twintig jaar geleden dat Yitzhak Rabin werd vermoord – voor de generatie die in 1973 werd geboren een bepalend moment. ‘Voor ons was de vraag: waar gaan we voor sterven?’
 · egypt · ethnic-profiling · intifada · israel · judaism · mizrahi · palestina · syria · unions