Statement by MENA Socialist Feminists and Allies on the Popular Uprisings in the Region
In all the ongoing struggles in the region, the most progressive demands have been raised by women participants who oppose patriarchy and do not separate social justice from women’s emancipation. In order for the 2019 uprisings to move forward, the struggle for...
Palestine: “No Liberation Without Free Women”
The TALIAAT movement mobilized for the first time in Ramallah on September 26, 2019, bringing together more than one hundred women against violence committed against a woman by her husband. Other demonstrations were organized at the same time throughout all of...
Video of San Francisco Event in Solidarity with Iranian Women Political Prisoners
As part of a monthlong series of events for women, human rights activists and political prisoners in Iran, an art mural opening took place in San Francisco last week. Some of the artists participating were born in Iranian prisons because their mothers were political...
Palestinian Women Protest Against Femicide, For Free Homeland & Women’s Emancipation
On September 26, 2019, hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets to protest femicide. The demonstrations which took place in Haifa, Jerusalem, Ramallah, the West Bank and the Gaza strip, were organized via Facebook under the event “Free Homeland, Free Women”. The...
Livestream Dialogue Between Sudanese, Algerian, African American, Syrian and Iranian Socialist Feminists
Saturday August 3, 2019 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Geneva time Livestream via facebook with time for questions from the audience https://www.facebook.com/2196931800604746/videos/358450088159103/ The Alliance of Middle Eastern and North African Socialists is hosting a panel...
What Is Queer Theory?
The following presentation by Syrian socialist feminist, Lara al-Kateb was given to a class-series on socialist feminism in Los Angeles: In this presentation, I would like to explore some key concepts of queer theory and its practical application on sex, gender and...
Campaign in Solidarity with Feminist Political Prisoners in the Middle East and North Africa
The aim of this campaign is to demand the immediate and unconditional release of a diverse set of women political prisoners who oppose patriarchy and religious fundamentalism, defend women’s rights, human rights, labor rights and the rights of oppressed minorities....
Sudan – women at the heart of mobilizations
Women have played a key role in the protests in Sudan since December 2018, and continue to do so since the fall of the dictator al-Bashir in April 2019. The level of women’s participation and their role in organizing daily struggles is unprecedented in the country’s...
The Me Too Movement in the Middle East
by Lara al-Kateb and Omar Abbas with contributions from Selin Cagatay, Frieda Afary, Fatemeh Masjedi and socialist feminists inside Iran The Me Too movement against sexual assault and rape has animated women throughout the world. In the Middle East too, despite...
Interview with Ali Adubisi, Director of the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights,
Below is an interview with Ali Adubisi, Director of the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights, which is currently working on defending Israa al-Ghomgham. Al-Ghomgham has been in pretrial detention in Saudi Arabia for the past three years and might be...