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| Url: | http://www.monaeltahawy.com/blog |
| Author(s): | Pending confirmation. Help us confirm the author. |
| Language: | English |
| Tags: | mona eltahawy, egypt, arab |
| Description: | Blog by New York-based Egyptian columnist Mona Eltahawy about Arabic politics and society. |
| Ratings |  (3 Ratings) |
| Popularity: | 8 Followers |
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Aarhus Conversation: Martin Krasnik’s interview with me
| In September, Danish journalist Martin Krasnik interviewed me for the Aarhus Arts Festival. Our conversation was broadcast on Danish Television recently. |
2009-12-07
What next 2010? Simona Abdallah, Darbuka player
| Beat generationMona EltahawyColumnistMonocle magazineDenmark-based musician Simona Abdallah brings a new intensity to the traditional Arab drum, the darbuka. She is one of a brave new breed of Musl...more |
2009-12-07
Appearing on NPR’s Talk of the Nation
| I’ll be on NPR’s Talk of the Nation today at 2:40 pm to talk about my oped on Switzerland and minarets. I’ll post the link once it’s available.Meanwhile, here’s one of...more |
2009-12-07
Europe’s Call to Intolerance
| By Mona EltahawyDec. 1, 2009The Washington PostMy question for Switzerland and other European countries enthralled by the right wing: When did Saudi Arabia become your role model?Even before 57.5 p...more |
2009-11-30
Steps in the Right Direction for Kuwaiti Women
| By Mona Eltahawy Nov. 5, 2009 Metro Within a week in October, Kuwaiti women won two small victories that were Âbaby steps for womankind, but a nightmare come true for Muslim fundamentalists, who for decades blocked political rights for women. First, Kuwait’s constitutional court ruled married women could obtain passports and travel without their husbands’ permission. The court said the previous requirement was in violation of guarantees of freedom and gender equality in the constitution. The second victory came when the constitutional court dismissed a case raised by an Islamist voter who claimed that two of four women elected to parliament in May â€more |
2009-11-05
Torture for Beer Drinkers
| By Mona EltahawyThe Washington PostTuesday, October 27, 2009KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA During the recent U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York, Foreign Minister Anifah Aman painted a picture of Ma...more |
2009-10-26
Hot and Bothered Over Fake Hymens
| By Mona EltahawyMetro CanadaOct. 23, 2009Proving one more time that when it comes to Muslim women, it’s about headscarves and hymens — in other words, what’s on our heads and what’s between our leg...more |
2009-10-26
Interview with Egyptian independent newspaper
| After I received a death threat in August, Egyptian journalist Hoda Zakaria from the independent newspaper Al Youm Al Sabe3 contacted me to conduct an interview about a few of my recent opeds which...more |
2009-10-14
The TE’A Project: Headscarf
| Check out this great video of how a theatre company put together a play on what it’s like to be Muslim in America today. I attended their premiere and asked them in the post-performance facil...more |
2009-10-02
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