Alliance of Middle Eastern and North African Socialists

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...