Iranian feminist political prisoner’s open letter defends Kurdish women political prisoners
Golrokh Iraee’s letter from inside the Varamin-Qarchak prison; the pressures on #Zeynab Jalalian continue. Zeinab Jalalian is one of the longest serving political prisoner in Iran. After enduring years of incarceration and torture in several prisons and detention...
Gender Violence, Political Activism & Imprisonment in Egypt
While nine years ago female protesters struggled with violence on the street, female dissidents today face worse consequences in political prisons. This includes the famous human rights lawyer Mahienour El Massry, who has been in and out of prison for the past 15...
Intersectional Feminism: A Sudanese-American Woman’s Perspective
Feminism can only be emancipatory if it is also anti-racist and anti-capitalist; and it has to be so in its practices, not just its discourses. My Feminism Will Always Be Unfinished by Sara Abbas Source: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung The Left Berlin ...
Video Panel: Socialist Feminists Respond to COVID-19, Unfinished Global Revolts, Me Too Movement
Video recording of online panel organized by Alliance of MENA Socialists on March 29, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/2196931800604746/videos/3121336057890977/ Speakers: Julia Wallace: Black socialist activist, member of SEIU Local 721 and writer for Leftvoice.org...
Dialogue Between Socialist Feminists from China, Russia, Turkey
Sunday March 1, 2020, 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Geneva time Two hours of Q and A with a moderator to be followed by 30 minutes of Q & A with the facebook audience. Videolink: https://www.facebook.com/2196931800604746/videos/508724249785465/ Speakers: Zoe...
Free Mays Abou Ghosh and Khalida Jarrar from Israel’s prisons !
We publish the the following article as part of an ongoing series calling attention to the state of political prisoners and the importance of the MeToo movement in the MENA region. By Lara al-Kateb The "banana" position is a method used in interrogation which involves...
Report on Socialist Feminist Dialogue Between Iranian, Iraqi, Palestinian-Lebanese, Chilean women
The speakers identified a universal challenge in their movements: too often gender justice is viewed as a secondary struggle, less important than economic or political fights. A key task for socialist feminists is to meld economic, political, and social issues....
Livestream Socialist Feminist Dialogue Between Iranian, Iraqi, Palestinian-Lebanese, Chilean women
Sunday January 26, 2020 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Geneva Time Sponsored by Alliance of MENA Socialists. Socialist feminists from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Chile will discuss the unique features of the uprisings in each country, the role of women, the state of women’s...
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...
