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The journalist Mona Eltahawy is no stranger to controversy. Through her articles and actions she has fought for the autonomy, security, and dignity of Muslim women, drawing vocal supporters and detractors. Now, in her first book, Headscarves and Hymens, Eltahawy has prepared a definitive condemnation of the repressive forces--political, cultural, and religious--that reduce millions of women to second-class citizens.

Drawing on her years as a campaigner for and commentator on women's issues in the Middle East, she explains that since the Arab Spring began in 2010, women in...
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Mike ForsytheWhat a great event! Thank you magnificent moderator @monaeltahawy and thank you @strandbookstore for hosting @LetaHong for hosting a #BetrayingBigBrother book event. Mona’s “Headscarves and Hymens” also for sale! https://t.co/bqL2v1UbYN (Source)

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How the Feminist Five and the rise of China's feminist movement threatens China's authoritarian government

On the eve of International Women’s Day in 2015, the Chinese government arrested five feminist activists and jailed them for 37 days. The Feminist Five became a global cause célèbre, with Hillary Clinton speaking out on their behalf, and activists inundating social media with #FreetheFive messages. But the Feminist Five are only symbols of a much larger feminist movement of civil rights lawyers, labor activists, performance artists and online warriors that is prompting...
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Recommended by Mike Forsythe, and 1 others.

Mike ForsytheWhat a great event! Thank you magnificent moderator @monaeltahawy and thank you @strandbookstore for hosting @LetaHong for hosting a #BetrayingBigBrother book event. Mona’s “Headscarves and Hymens” also for sale! https://t.co/bqL2v1UbYN (Source)

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