Podcast appearances and mentions of Mona Eltahawy

Welcome to Women Unfiltered, your new favourite feminist podcast - keeping you informed, inspired and empowered on all things feminism!  Join Steeley and Liv for our first episode in which we explain why we've started this podcast and why we need these conversations around feminism. This week we're diving into key news stories from November, specifically addressing Donald Trump's re-election, Gisele Pelicot's trial in France as well as the viral moment from Saoirse Ronan's interview on Graham Norton. We discuss Mona Eltahawy's book 'The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls' touching on the importance of women expressing anger and this notion that 'Angry Women are Free Women', before rounding off with some mythbusting in which we aim to challenge stereotypes and taboos surrounding victims of sexual violence. Enjoy! TW: This episode contains mentions of abortion, reproductive rights, sexual violence, gender based violence and misogyny. If you feel you will be triggered by any of these topics, please do not listen. You can get your daily dose of feminism from anywhere and we encourage you to put your wellbeing first. Timestamps: 00:09-00:24: Trigger Warning 00:25-09:24: Introduction to the Podcast - Why Women Unfiltered and why Feminism? 09:25-23:33: Informed Section 23:34-31:49: Inspired Section ft. Imo 31:50-39:22: Empowered Section 39:23-39:53: Close

Robin takes on Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito in detail—his decisions, corruptions, leaks, and connections. Guest: Egyptian author and activist Mona Eltahawy.

Host Meg Wolitzer presents three works about women who defy the status quo and might therefore be perceived as “dangerous” in this encore presentation.  In Margaret Atwood's “Unpopular Gals,” fairy-tale archetypes reclaim their power. The reader is Ann Harada.  A boisterous and brilliant student threatens to upend the order of her high school in Shanteka Sigers' “A Way with Bea,” performed by Pascale Armand.  And a Victorian-era wife fights for her sanity in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic “The Yellow Wallpaper,” performed by Carrie Coon.  The show also includes commentary by journalist and activist Mona Eltahawy. 

'Feminist Giant' Mona Eltahawy fights shame by voicing the quiet stuff out loud. As she deals with the menopause, she says ‘instead of the monthly shedding of the lining of my uterus, I've been monthly shedding the patriarchal fuckery I've been socialized in.' She talks about strength, celibacy and the importance of moisturizing your vagina.  Mona's Essay: https://www.feministgiant.com/p/moisturize-your-vagina The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO and Mercy Githaiga is our operations manager, Frederica Boswell is the senior producer, audio editors are Tevin Sudi and Mercy Barno and Lucas Ngao is our social media manager. Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Epidemic sounds. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website    

From repressed women in Iran to the rollback of abortion rights in the US, alongside the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the continuing fight for rights for First Nations people and justice for victims of sexual assault, there appears to be a global war against women.Women around the world are speaking up and there has been a ferocious backlash. Karen Iles, Mona Eltahawy, Fatima Bhutto, and Chelsea Watego spoke at All About Women 2023 with host Sam Mostyn about women's rights at this moment, and what women must do to gain – or retain – their freedom.This event was recorded live at the Sydney Opera House in March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BIG NEWS: Hotflash inc is the #1 Women's Health Podcast on Goodpods, and in the top 1.5 percent of podcasts according to Listen Notes. Thanks so much for making that happen! In today's episode, I talk about traveling to New York for my first big event on behalf of Hotflash inc. And how I finally realized that I belong in the room. The broad themes are connection, confidence and purpose.But the main point, as it always seems to be, is loving and accepting yourself. And how to get there, even if it seems like it takes a lifetime. I talk about the long, hard road to building the confidence to feel worthy of being there, and to keep confident while there, about the essential-ness of connecting with other people, and of the beauty in finding and having a sense of purpose – all essentials, and all things that it can feel like midlife and peri/menopause threatens. But if you let them, they can be just the opposite. I talk about the feeling of ALMOST entering menopause, meeting heroes, becoming your own hero, and what it feels like to start to see yourself, accept yourself, and BECOME yourself, after all this time. Also discussed in this episode:Not wearing heels when everyone else is + the beauty of proper hair and makeupHow I got involved with Perry, the sisterhood for perimenopausePerry panel members: State of Menopause's Stacy London, Menopocalypse author and Nyah Health cofounder Amanda Thebe, Behavioural Sleep Doc Dr. Shelby Harris,  The Menopause mogul Dr. Joy'El Ballard, Endocrinologist Dr. Disha Narang, journalist and midlife influencer Tamsen Fadel, ob-gyn and menopause expert Dr Sharon Malone and most inspirational-in-midlife maven Rachel HughesYvonne, Hotflash inc perimenoposse member extraordinaireCoffee in Bryant Park with pro-aging advocate Skylar Liberty Rose (apologies, I say ROSS)Menopause Multiverse Cocktail Hour in Harlem: Hosted by Omisade Burney-Scott (Black Girl's Guide to Menopause) and featuring many amazing women including Karen Arthur (Menopause Whilst Black); Jessica Jolie (Age Lust) and and the fearless, wonderfully profane and inspiring Mona Eltahawy, who has such astonishing courage that I switched my own nickname for summoning courage from LADY BALLS MONASThe hero's journey of menopause and midlife Showing up for yourselfThank you so much to Perry and Omi and sparks & honey and everyone else who helped me be a part of this.Join the Hotflash Inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane is a practising advocate and also a part-time in-counsel at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand.    They are also a commissioner for the O'Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health   They obtained their LLB from Stellenbosch University. After University, they served articles and later become an associate at Bowman Gilfillan Inc. In July 2016, they served as a law clerk for Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga at theConstitutional Court of South Africa.   They obtained the Sonke/UCLA Health & Human Rights Fellowship in 2017/2018 and completed a Masters in Law specialising Public Interest Law and Policy and Critical Race Studies (summa cum laude) .   In 2017, they started a literary podcast, The Cheeky Natives, which  primarily focuses on the review, curatorship and archiving of Black literature.  The podcast as seen the likes of Prof Kimberlé Crenshaw, Mona Eltahawy, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, Darnell L. Moore, Robert Jones Jr and many more.    They were named one of the top 200 Young South Africans in 2018.    In 2022, they formed part of the judging panel for the AKO CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING   They have worked on a number of constitutional cases. This includes an amicus intervention at the Constitutional Court, arguing cost orders against victims and survivors of gender-based violence contribute to a culture of silence.  They have also worked on matters  before the Western Cape High Court and the Malawi Constitutional Court dealing with survivors' rights to freedom of expression and the criminalisation of consensual sex between minors respectively. Catch up on Letlhogonolo's podcast Cheeky Natives here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dv8VfJ5OoSiMIsSnWxDng?si=w750n8XwQuCfytVlVdhn7Q --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tebello-motshwane/message

This podcast contains some coarse language. --- 2022 was a bad year for gender equality.  It was the year Roe v Wade was overturned and anti-trans legislation and hate surged in the United States of America, the year women were jailed and killed in Iran for their clothing, and the year that female students in Afghanistan were banned from attending university by the Taliban.    At a time when women's rights are under attack in so many places, it's more important than ever to think globally and stand in solidarity with women around the world. Feminism isn't just about the rights of women in the Western world – it's a global movement that fights for the rights and equality of women everywhere. And on International Women's Day, we have the chance to come together and stand in solidarity with women all over the globe.    In this special event with Mona Eltahawy, hear from one of the world's most prominent feminists and a fierce advocate for women's rights. Eltahawy's writing has sparked vital conversations about the ways in which young women are leading the charge for change, and the challenges and issues that women face around the world. She takes a no-holds-barred approach to tackling some of the most pressing issues facing women today, including sexual violence, reproductive rights, and the patriarchy.  This event was chaired by the Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Anti-racism, Education, International Aid, and Animal Welfare, Senator Mehreen Faruqi. Mehreen has been an unflinching voice on social, environmental and racial justice, pushing to dismantle the systems of power, privilege and patriarchy that allow these injustices to continue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. There are seven necessary sins for women and girls, that's according to Egyptian writer and activist Mona Eltahawy. Anger, ambition, profanity, violence, attention, lust, and power, are all attributes that the patriarchy sees as vices for women, she says, but these should be harnessed as virtues. On this episode of the podcast, which was recorded in 2021, Mona was joined in conversation by physicist and broadcaster Helen Czerski to discuss how women and girls can tap into their inner fury, and rather than surviving the patriarchy, they can dismantle it. — We'd love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be about. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com.  At Intelligence Squared we've got our own online streaming platform, Intelligence Squared+ and we'd love you to give it a go. It's packed with more than 20 years' worth of video debates and conversations on the world's most important topics as well as exclusive podcast content. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch on-demand, totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feminist author, Mona Eltahaway, joins host, Róisín Ingle, to discuss her fascinating journey through the menopause. The dynamic disruptor of the patriarchy is railing against the societal norms traditionally associated with this clandestine transition, and demanding more people are educated on its impacts (and the importance of moisturising your vulva) before having to deal with them. The Egyptian-American writer also gives her reaction to the uprising led by women in Iran, as well as Jacinda Ardern's resignation as New Zealand prime minister. With any subscription you'll get unlimited access to the very best in unique quality journalism from The Irish Times. Subscribe today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam talks to Paul Street and Anthony DiMaggio about Trump's open embrace of the fascist Qanon movement, the kidnapping of Venezuelan migrants by Florida governor Desantis, media and politicians' normalization of fascism and much more. Paul Street is an historian and member of the Refuse Fascism editorial board, author of This Happened Here: Amerikaners, Neoliberals, and the Trumping of America; follow Paul on Twitter @Streetwriter17 and at paulstreet.org. Anthony DiMaggio is a political scientist and author of Rising Fascism in America: It Can Happen Here. Follow his work on Counterpunch. Note, this conversation was recorded before the fascist Meloni victory in Italy. Salute to the courageous protesters fighting the theocracy in Iran this week! Must read: Iran's Feminist Revolution--Women, Life, Liberty by Mona Eltahawy. Wednesday, September 28 is International Safe Abortion Day In solidarity with women around the world, protest and publicly manifest: #Green4Abortion On September 28 Find out more at https://riseup4abortionrights.org/september-28/ Refuse Fascism is more than a podcast! You can get involved at RefuseFascism.org. Send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support: · Venmo: @RefuseFascism · Cashapp: $RefuseFascism · paypal.me/refusefascism · donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refuse-fascism/message

Femicide: de cijfers zijn vreselijk, toch is er weinig aandacht voor moorden op vrouwen, puur omdat ze vrouw zijn. Met journalist en activist in hart en nieren Yesim Candan en kunstenaar en activist tegen wil en dank Stella Bergsma praat Tanja Jess over huiselijk geweld en vrouwenhaat. Er is helaas altijd wel een reden om het hier over te hebben, nu is dat een incident bij het corps waar vrouwen als sperma emmers worden omschreven en meer goors dat we liever niet herhalen. Stella Bergsma: “Ik baal ervan dat we hier weer met drie vrouwen zitten om over vrouwenhaat te praten in een podcast die waarschijnlijk alleen door vrouwen beluisterd wordt. De mannen mogen het stokje wel eens van ons over nemen om ons hier over op te winden.” Om nog enigszins positief te blijven zijn er ook bewonderenswaardige voorbeelden te noemen. Zo is Yesim onder de indruk van Olcay Gulsen, tipt Stella de Egyptische activiste Mona Eltahawy en vestigt Tanja de aandacht op professor Renee Römkens die haar hele carrière heeft gewijd aan dit onderwerp. Heb jij last van huiselijk geweld? Neem contact op met Fier, Safe of het Oranjehuis. Op 8 maart staat de voorstelling van Stella, Nouveau Fuck, in Kunstlinie

Femicide: de cijfers zijn vreselijk, toch is er weinig aandacht voor moorden op vrouwen, puur omdat ze vrouw zijn. Met journalist en activist in hart en nieren Yesim Candan en kunstenaar en activist tegen wil en dank Stella Bergsma praat Tanja Jess over huiselijk geweld en vrouwenhaat. Er is helaas altijd wel een reden om het hier over te hebben, nu is dat een incident bij het corps waar vrouwen als sperma emmers worden omschreven en meer goors dat we liever niet herhalen. Stella Bergsma: “Ik baal ervan dat we hier weer met drie vrouwen zitten om over vrouwenhaat te praten in een podcast die waarschijnlijk alleen door vrouwen beluisterd wordt. De mannen mogen het stokje wel eens van ons over nemen om ons hier over op te winden.” Bekijk deze aflevering in zijn geheel op Youtube, klik hier! Om nog enigszins positief te blijven zijn er ook bewonderenswaardige voorbeelden te noemen. Zo is Yesim onder de indruk van Olcay Gulsen, tipt Stella de egyptische activiste Mona Eltahawy en vestigt Tanja de aandacht op professor Renee Römkens die haar hele carrière heeft gewijd aan dit onderwerp. Heb jij last van huiselijk geweld? Neem contact op met Fier, Safe of het Oranjehuis. Op 8 maart staat de voorstelling van Stella, Nouveau Fuck, in Kunstlinie

Ep 62: Whiteness and the patriarchy - Award-winning columnist, international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues and global feminism based in Cairo and New York - feminist icon Mona Eltahawy joins me for this LIVE recording at the Bradford Literary Festival to talk whiteness and feminist resistance, how racism fuelled the US abortion ban and her commitment to F*** the patriarchy, in all its shades. WARNING: Strong Language throughout

In this bonus conversation, host Meg Wolitzer talks to journalist, activist and feminist writer Mona Eltahawy about her life, literature and what it means to be a "dangerous woman." Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Meg Wolitzer presents three works about women who defy the status quo and might therefore be perceived as “dangerous.”  In Margaret Atwood's “Unpopular Gals,” fairy-tale archetypes reclaim their power. The reader is Ann Harada.  A boisterous and brilliant student threatens to upend the order of her high school in Shanteka Sigers' “A Way with Bea,” performed by Pascale Armand.  And a Victorian-era wife fights for her sanity in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic “The Yellow Wallpaper,” performed by Carrie Coon.  The show also includes commentary by the Egyptian-American journalist and activist Mona Eltahawy.   Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi and welcome to the OWN IT podcast, where we celebrate the growing number of (women and non-binary) ad agency owners and talk about buying out of the boys' club of advertising, one agency at a time.  I'm Christy Hiler, owner of Cornett and today I'm talking to Mira Kaddoura, the amazing and inspiring owner of Red & Co. Mira not only has the unique perspective of coming to America as an immigrant from the Arab world, but operating an agency with offices globally. We talk about the differences in how women work and are received both in and outside of the U.S.  Mira also has blazed her path to ownership through the wilderness of freelancing – a path many women follow to ownership.  Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Mira Kaddoura of Red & Co. Find them online at redandco.com. And be sure to connect with Mira on LinkedIn. Links to her profile and the agency website can be found in our show notes. There, you can also find links to the newsletter and book Mira recommended in the conversation from Mona Eltahawy. The newsletter is The Feminist Giant. The book is The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls. If you're enjoying Own It, please subscribe, then rate and share it on your podcast service of choice. Also, if you're a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at untilyouownit.com.

Meno-rage: IYKYK. But why does it happen? Who do so many women from all walks of life relate to this volcano of anger? Is it just hormonal? Or is is cultural?Mona Eltahawy is my guest this week, and we break down the cultural understanding of meno-rage, and what women can do about it.Mona Eltahawy is a feminist author, commentator and disruptor of patriarchy. She is founder and editor-in-chief of the newsletter FEMINIST GIANT. Her first book Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution (2105) targeted patriarchy in the Middle East and North Africa and her second The Seven Necessary Sins For Women and Girls (2019) took her disruption worldwide. Her commentary has appeared in media around the world.Support her latest project (which I'm also a part of) at https://unbound.com/books/bloody-hell-and-other-stories/.

In episode 86 of Thanks, I Hate It! Brittany and Windsor celebrate Women's History month by talking about six bad ass women in history.We talk about Cecilia Chung, Eartha Kitt, Maud Stevens Wagner, Mona Eltahawy, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, & ONE SURPRISE.Sit back, relax, and celebrate excellence in women with us. www.tihipodcast.com

Join me as I talk to Mona Eltahawy, journalist, activist and author. (Note that there is liberal use of the F word throughout - as Mona herself proclaims, profanity is one of the ways she claims her power!)  We discuss her last book "The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls" - including why it is so critical we stop teaching girls to express anger. Here's one of my favourite quotes from the book: “What if we nurtured and encouraged the expression of anger in girls the same way we encourage reading skills: as necessary for their navigation of the world? What if we believed that, just as reading and writing help a girl to understand the world around her and to express herself within it, expressing her anger was also a necessary tool for a girl making her way through life.” We then move on to talk about the anthology she is currently working on entitled "Bloody Hell! And Other Stories: Adventures in Menopause from Across the Personal and Political Spectrum" a much needed lens on a subject where many of the voices we hear are White, Western, and straight. We cover Mona's own disbelief at how unprepared she was for perimenopause, why global, and gender-expansive voices and stories are so important, and why the patriarchy really (really) hates it when older women discover their power and become shameless...and how it tries to silence and shame us all the more. Oh...and why we all talk about moisturising our faces...but heaven forbid we should talk about moisturising our v@ginas! Mona's anthology will be published by crowdfunding publisher Unbound and you can find out more and pre-order a copy at https://unbound.com/books/bloody-hell-and-other-stories/ You can find Mona on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/monaeltahawy/ Don't forget to follow us over on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/middlingalong_podcast/ or find out more/listen to past episodes/subscribe to the newsletter at https://middlingalong.com   It would mean so much if you'd subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts to share the love! You can also find me at www.managingthemenopause.com where we offer coaching and workplace training. 

Nina Collins is in conversation with Mona Eltahway, author and curator of the FEMINIST GIANT newsletter. From Mona: I wanted to create a space to write about feminist and gender issues - in US-based publications, those spaces are usually given to white women - and I wanted to write about global feminist and gender issues - the United States is not the center of the world.  So I am creating that space for myself! More About Revel:  www.hellorevel.com   #howsherevels #feminist #womenwriters

To finish 2021, we interviewed Mona Eltahawy about her book The 7 Necessary Sins of Women and Girls. Full episode available soon to Substack subscribers only. Become a subscriber here: http://badbitchypodcast.substack.com

This episode and all of season 1 is sponsored by Become clothing. Themes: Perimenopause, HRT, lifestyle, relationships, patriarchy, periods Summary: Warning: there are no fewer than 48 F-bombs in this podcast. And that's just as it should be, because as Mona Eltahawy explains often, profanity is absolutely required when it comes to taking down the patriarchy. Mona is an Egyptian-American writer and social commentator based in Montreal, Canada. She is the author of several books including Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution and The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls. For the last year or so she has also written the very necessary newsletter Feminist Giant. She is angry and profane and lighthearted and funny; and she's that way as much about injustice and inequality as she is about menopause kicking her ass. You'll hear all about it, as well as some of what made her who she is today, what she thinks of the current peri/menopause conversation – and what she thinks needs to change. Highlights: Why I named my courage after her (4.20) Getting her period when she thought she was done with periods (15.20) Having no idea she was in perimenopause (19.35) Viewing this stage of life as one of emerging (21.57) Why billionaires wish they could have hot flashes (24.00) Cutting your hair off (29.00) White women talking about menopause (32.20) The problem with the “I feel invisible” essay (40.40) Why we need to have compassion for our past selves (48.40) Where to find Mona: Web: Feminist Giant Instagram: @monaeltahawy Twitter: @monaeltahawy SPONSORS: Become anti-flush cooling clothing | Use code HOTFLASHINC to get a 20 percent discount. The Ritual by Pure | Use code HOTFLASH to get the first month free. Join the Hotflash Inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.com TikTok: @hotflashinc Instagram: @hotflashinc Twitter: @hotflashinc Episode website: bcast See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

Cat (@CatBeschVN) founded and leads Vietnam Animal Aid & Rescue. She is also a writer & activist addressing many non-human animal issues. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “what matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on YouTube. We discuss: 0:00 Welcome 1:10 Cat's Intro - Founding Vietnam Animal Aid & Rescue - Growing up in Virginia, USA - Studying International Relations in Washington DC - A political/military family 3:10 What's Real? - Growing up as a liberal Lutheran with very religious parents - The church as social fabric - Figuring out that "I just don't really believe in any of that crap" - High school & Baptist society in Alabama - The church seeing all sex as shameful... "holding virginity in such high esteem" - Feminism & Islam. "Headscarves & Hymens" by Mona Eltahawy. - "The way the institutions look at sex & sexuality just makes you want to put your fist through a wall" - "A whole bunch of girls that think they're going to hell" - That was the turning point. Everything started to crumble - Not picking at the church too hard as it was the social fabric. "Life is hard enough at 16." I left it silently on my own - The hypocrisy of religious compassion & judgementalism - Atheists & agnostics are not immoral people - "I attended church... I took communion... my sins are flushed... now I can go back to being a dickhead" - Religious compassion is often conditional & constrained - The immorality of even "moderate" religious worldviews (e.g. hell, sexism, homophobia) - "Women are not emotionally stable enough to be leaders in the Catholic church"! - "I found it oppressive." Leaving the church was a moment of liberation - Travelling & living in many religious cultures - Starting the "Let's not be an asshole" religion - Being wrong. "I used to hate vegans", now I'm "on the side of all sentient beings" - Everybody has a chance to change - "I just don't know" as a strong naturalistic stance 25:09 What (& Who) Matters? - An early empathy for animals "they were my best friends", but living in an environment where killing sentient beings was normal - I never met a vegan in the horse riding world - "I love what you do for me" isn't love - Being angry at our previous selves for not seeing - Thinking all vegans must be "dirty hippies" - Meeting first vegans hosting couch-surfers in Mongolia - Being challenged "You love animals but who are you eating?" ...and much more. Full show notes at Sentientism.info and on YouTube. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at Sentientism.info. Join our "I'm a Sentientist" wall via this simple form. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is here on FaceBook. Thanks for the post-prod Graham.

Kimber and artist Jen Olson talk about finding passion in and outside of your parenting role. They discuss the realities of lead parenting, the "mother martyr" role, and finding ways to hold on to a sense of self as a parent. See Jen's artwork or send her your raw motherhood pictures on Instagram @jenoloson.art Follow Kimber on instagram @justbeyourbadself For guest bios, episode transcripts or to leave a review, please visit: www.justbeyourbadself.com Resources for further study (As an Amazon Affiliate I get commissions for purchases made through any product links in this post. So if you like the podcast, this is a great way to support me!) Books Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy

Corporations Stay Silent on Abortion  Dating sites Match and Bumble—both based in Texas—are among the few companies to speak out against the law. Shar Dubey, the CEO of Match Group, told employees in a memo quote “The company generally does not take political stands unless it is relevant to our business. But in this instance, I personally, as a woman in Texas, could not keep silent.” The rideshare apps Lyft and Uber have also spoken out, in part because their drivers are among those that can be sued under the new Texas law. For more on all this, The Takeaway spoke to Scott Sonenshein, professor of management at Rice University, and Emily Stewart, senior reporter at Vox. How does Catholicism inform the politics and policy of the U.S. Government? The Takeaway speaks with Massimo Faggioli, Professor of Historical Theology at Villanova University and author of “Joe Biden and Catholicism in the United States.” And also with Matthew Wilson, Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and Director for the Center of Faith and Learning. Muslim Women reflect on 9/11 20 Years Later Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder of MuslimGirl.com and Mona Eltahawy, journalist and author of The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls join us to discuss the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and what it's meant for them as women of Muslim descent to deal with the aftermath of racism, hatred, and feeling like outsiders in the country they call home. For transcripts, see individual segment pages. 

Corporations Stay Silent on Abortion  Dating sites Match and Bumble—both based in Texas—are among the few companies to speak out against the law. Shar Dubey, the CEO of Match Group, told employees in a memo quote “The company generally does not take political stands unless it is relevant to our business. But in this instance, I personally, as a woman in Texas, could not keep silent.” The rideshare apps Lyft and Uber have also spoken out, in part because their drivers are among those that can be sued under the new Texas law. For more on all this, The Takeaway spoke to Scott Sonenshein, professor of management at Rice University, and Emily Stewart, senior reporter at Vox. How does Catholicism inform the politics and policy of the U.S. Government? The Takeaway speaks with Massimo Faggioli, Professor of Historical Theology at Villanova University and author of “Joe Biden and Catholicism in the United States.” And also with Matthew Wilson, Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and Director for the Center of Faith and Learning. Muslim Women reflect on 9/11 20 Years Later Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder of MuslimGirl.com and Mona Eltahawy, journalist and author of The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls join us to discuss the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and what it's meant for them as women of Muslim descent to deal with the aftermath of racism, hatred, and feeling like outsiders in the country they call home. For transcripts, see individual segment pages. 

La instauración de un régimen talibán en Afganistán después de la retirada de intervención occidental en la zona nos obliga a reflexionar sobre porqué se ha llegado a esta situación. Hacemos un análisis desde la perspectiva occidental, con ánimos de entender y de alertar sobre las consecuencias que esto va a tener en personas demócratas, disidentes, mujeres y niñas. Entrevistamos sobre ello a Rafael Lara, portavoz de la Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía. Recuperamos las palabras de la periodista y escritora egipcia Mona Eltahawy cuando la entrevistamos sobre mujer árabe y patriarcado a propósito de su libro "El Himen y el Hiyab. Porqué el mundo árabe necesita una revolución sexual" (Capitán Swing). Escuchamos la música de: Ebra-Oya; Rana Farhan-Drunk With Love; Keny Arkana-Cinquieme Soleil; Nikodemus+Carol C- Cleopatra in New York; Emel- Merrouh; Natacha Atlas-Oasis; Bab L´Bluz- Oudelali; Hiba Tawaji-Ya Massihi; Mari Boine-Vuio Vuio Me; Les Filles d'Illighadad- Imigradan. Escuchar audio

Mona Eltahawy is a feminist author and award-winning commentator and public speaker. Her work has been published in The Guardian, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications around the world. She is frequent commentor on current affairs on the BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera and other media outlets, where her goal is always to disrupt patriarchy. She is the author of Headscarves and Hymens and recently launched her newsletter Feminist Giant. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

For this and the last episode of Time Lost we have invited writer, artist and cultural programmer Canan Marasligil as a guest editor of our podcast. Canan, with an extensive investment and interest in intersectional feminist politics, has invited poet and activist Mona Eltahawy as her guest for this episode, in collaboration with international literary festival Read My World. The entire conversation is split into two parts. This is part two.

For this and the next episode of Time Lost we have invited writer, artist and cultural programmer Canan Marasligil as a guest editor of our podcast. Canan, with an extensive investment and interest in intersectional feminist politics, has invited poet and activist Mona Eltahawy as her guest for this episode, in collaboration with international literary festival Read My World. The entire conversation is split into two parts. This is part one.

The phrase force-of-nature was created to describe this week's guest. Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy has been fighting back and refusing to shut up for the best part of 50 years. She has been assaulted and detained in Tahir Square, banned from an Australian TV network, and has made it her business to be the scourge of the pale male, and stale everywhere. She is also a huge source of inspiration for women and girls the world over through her Feminist Giant newsletter.In her new book - The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls, a fierce, fearless and utterly uninhibited manifesto and call to arms - she tackles head on all the things women are taught from an early age and encourages us to stick two fingers up to the lot of them. Mona doesn't want equality - she wants to set us free. She wants us to be the star of our own lives. She wants us to sin!Mona is unashamedly political as she talks anger, perimenopause, ambition, ageing disgracefully, going grey and why she believes it's up to us to decide how we want to emerge on the other side of menopause.You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at Bookshop.org, including the book that accompanies this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too by Sam Baker and The Seven Necessary Sins For Women And Girls by Mona Eltahawy.The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Emily Sandford. I'd love to hear what you think - please rate and review, or let me know on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A decade after the uprisings that changed the political landscape of many countries in North Africa and the Middle East, Kim Chakanetsa looks at what impact the Arab uprisings had on the lives of women in Egypt and Syria. Mona Eltahawy is an Egyptian-American author and commentator. She was at the frontline of clashes between protesters and the military in 2011. Mona is now based in the USA, where she keeps writing about feminism in the Arab world. Her latest book is The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls and her newsletter is called Feminist Giant. Zaina Erhaim is an award-winning Syrian journalist and filmmaker. Her series of short films, Syria's Rebellious Women, documented the lives of ordinary women turned activists in the aftermath of the uprisings. Her most recent project, Liberated T, is an advocacy campaign aimed at changing the gender stereotypes around women in the region. Produced by Alice Gioia IMAGE DETAILS L: Zaina Erhaim (courtesy of Zaina Erhaim) R: Mona Eltahawy (credit: Robert E. Rutledge)

Egyptian-American writer and activist Mona Eltahawy believes women should start actively defying and disrupting the patriarchy now - with force if necessary. Mona explains why she wrote her new book ‘The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls’ with enough 'rage to fuel a rocket.' Tech entrepreneur, Tabitha Goldstaub who chairs the UK's AI Council and Carly Kind, director of the Ada Lovelace Institute, discuss concerns that because Artificial Intelligence algorithms are created from the data we give it, biases in society will be replicated and even amplified by it in the future. TV presenter Jan Leeming and dating expert Charly Lester share tips and advice on how to go about dating in your late 60’s. Scarlett Moffatt, famous for Gogglebox and winning I'm A Celebrity, has just become an ambassador for the Samaritans. She talks about how reality television has affected her mental health, and exchanges experiences with Montana Brown who appeared on Love Island. The last time the European Space Agency recruited for their Class of 2009, only 16% of applications came from women. One of the women chosen, Samantha Cristoforetti, talks about the ESA's latest recruitment drive and what skills are needed to make it in space. Iranian artist Mentrix talks about her new single and video '99 Names of God', a well-known Muslim chant, traditionally sung by men during Ramadan. Mentrix explains the ideas behind the accompanying video which has generated a lot of criticism, with some people describing it as offensive, disrespectful and sinful. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Paula McFarlane Editor: Kirsty Starkey

'We need to dismantle the patriarchy' is a familiar feminist rallying cry. But Egyptian-American writer and activist Mona Eltahawy believes we should stop just saying it, and start actively defying and disrupting the patriarchy now - with force if necessary. Mona's latest book is The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls. She joins Emma to explain why she wrote it with enough 'rage to fuel a rocket.' In a recent article, writer and travel editor at the Independent, Cathy Adams said she wished the phrase 'I sometimes resent my baby' went down better at the pub. She describes imagining an alternate life without her son at the centre, and how thirteen months after her son's birth she's still struggling to articulate her feelings because of the lack of language surrounding maternal ambivalence. Cathy joins Emma - along with Amy Brown, a Professor of Child Public Health - to discuss these conflicting emotions and why we find it so hard to openly talk about the challenges of being a parent. In Thursday’s Elections in Wales Natasha Asghar made history by becoming the first woman from a Black or Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) background to be elected to the Welsh Senedd. She’ll represent South Wales East for the Tories – a seat held by her dad until his death last year. However the overall number of women elected was down on the last Election. Emma talks to Natasha about what the victory means to her and how she feels about following in her father’s footsteps. Plus Jess Blair from the Electoral Reform Society Wales tells us why more needs to be done to make sure that we see more women coming through.

This week on the Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab, Mona Eltahawy, one of the most powerful feminist voices in the game, joins us. Mona’s declaration of faith? Fuck the patriarchy. Our host, Jillian Foster, speaks with Mona about her many ongoing projects centered around her Egyptian heritage, the political importance of profanity, and anarchist feminism. This episode digs into that and more as Mona reflects on how the patriarchy shows up in every aspect of our lives, while passionately reminding us that it is our right to liberate ourselves. This conversation and Mona’s work encourages us to imagine & deeply contemplate what a world of true liberation would like. Connect with Mona: Twitter: @monaeltahawyInstagram: @monaeltahawyNewsletter: www.feministgiant.comJoin our movement for radically authentic, intentional, interconnected feminism inside Continuum Collective. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Be angry, ambitious, profane, violent, attention-seeking, lustful, and powerful. These are the “seven necessary sins” that Egyptian writer and activist Mona Eltahawy says women and girls are not supposed to commit – but absolutely should. Eltahawy advocates a muscular, out-loud approach to teaching women and girls to harness their power.Eltahawy came to Intelligence Squared to tell the stories of activists and ordinary women around the world from countries including South Africa, China, Nigeria, India, Bosnia and Egypt who are fighting back against these taboos and tapping into their inner fury. Rather than teaching women and girls to survive the patriarchal system, they have found themselves in, Eltahawy uses these stories to show them how to dismantle it. Buy the book with a special Intelligence Squared discount here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/the-seven-necessary-sins-for-women-and-girls-mona-eltahawy/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Egyptian-American writer Mona Eltahawy discusses her philosophies on what women shouldn't be afraid to do, to stand up to male oppression

Mona has written a manifesto which starts and ends with abuse by men to women, she wants us all to stand up for ourselves and "Fuck the patriarchy" she tells us why and how to do it. Listen hard. #Feminism #FuckThePatriarchy #RadioGorgeous 

This episode of The Quarantine Tapes is a very special episode bringing together clips from the past one year of the podcast. With these clips, join us in returning to some of the most thoughtful, interesting, and moving moments from this chronicle of our past year in quarantine. We hear from Werner Herzog, Naveen Kishore, and Rosanne Cash on their hopes and fears in the early days of this crisis, and from Patton Oswalt, Joy Harjo, Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., and many more over the course of the past year. These luminous voices speak to the despair of the beginning of the pandemic and look forward with hope to what we might be able to change when we come out of this moment. These clips address the many topics that have been on our minds this past year, from the books that kept us company to the moment the world turned off last March to the reckoning of last summer’s protests. The reflections from our past guests range from moving to funny to heartfelt in this unique look back at one year of The Quarantine Tapes.---------Part 1 Symphony of voices features the following Quarantine Tapes Guests: Pico Iyer, Elif Shafak, Daniel Mendelsohn, Simon Critchley, Julian Sands, Henry Rollins, Lynette Wallworth, Naomi Shihab Nye, Werner Herzog, Maira Kalman, Joy Harjo, Romila Thapar, Lynell George, Sister Judy Vaughn, Naveen Kishore, Rosanne Cash, Baz Dreisinger, Kwame Dawes, Patton Oswalt, Jackie Goldberg, Viet Thanh Ngyuen, Isabella Rossellini, Mona Eltahawy, Howard Bryant, James McBride, “SARAH”, Sunita Puri, Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

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Tune in for a special episode of The New Arab Voice, which revisits the widespread pro-democracy movement that drastically changed the face of the Middle East and North Africa. 10 years ago today, Tunisian fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire out of pure desperation, triggering the Arab Spring - a wave of anti-government protests that shook the region.We will speak to the individuals who were there 10 years ago, those who work to improve their country today, and others whoanswered a question that was asked time and again: how did we get here?This two-part series will be focusing on five Arab Spring countries: Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Syria. In this first part, we cover Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring, which is hailed as its only success.We will then look at neighboring Libya, where civil society activists carry on their peace-building efforts in the midst of the crisis, violence and instability that has plagued the country since its uprising.Part 2, we will cover how events unfolded in Egypt, Syria and Yemen, with a heavy focus on how women's role shaped the success of the popular uprisings.Featuring comments from:- Mona Eltahawy, Egyptian-American activist and journalist- Kholoud Helmi, Syrian journalist - Youssef Cherif, director of Columbia Global Center Tunis- Hala Bugaighis, co-founder of Jusoor Libya- Abdulhadi Soliman, head of Fezzan Libya- Mohamed Ghedira, founder of Chnowa Barnamjek, Tunisia's first youth-focused think tank- Hossam el-Hamalawy, Egyptian activist - Afrah Nasser, Human Rights Watch's Yemen researcherFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza and Danya Hajjaji. Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TheNewArabVoice or email multimedia.english@alaraby.co.uk)

Tune in for a special episode of The New Arab Voice, which revisits the widespread pro-democracy movement that drastically changed the face of the Middle East and North Africa. 10 years ago today, Tunisian fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire out of pure desperation, triggering the Arab Spring - a wave of anti-government protests that shook the region.We will speak to the individuals who were there 10 years ago, those who work to improve their country today, and others whoanswered a question that was asked time and again: how did we get here?This two-part series will be focusing on five Arab Spring countries: Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Syria.  In this first part, we cover Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring, which is hailed as its only success. We will then look at neighboring Libya, where civil society activists carry on their peace-building efforts in the midst of the crisis, violence and instability that has plagued the country since its uprising.Part 2, which covers Egypt, Syria and Yemen, will be released on Friday December 17.Featuring comments from:- Mona Eltahawy, Egyptian activist and journalist- Kholoud Helmi, Syrian journalist - Youssef Cherif, director of Columbia Global Center Tunis- Hala Bugaighis, co-founder of Jusoor Libya- Abdulhadi Soliman, head of Fezzan LibyaFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza and Danya Hajjaji. Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TheNewArabVoice or email multimedia.english@alaraby.co.uk)

Sisonke Msimang, Fatima Bhutto and Mona Eltahawy on stage at Melbourne Town Hall — Photo: Sophie Quick 'The role of artists is never to celebrate power.' Fatima Bhutto There's a million reasons why we're told to keep quiet on difficult subjects: propriety and decorum, convention and status, fear of retribution. When women try to introduce nuance into certain public debates, it doesn't usually go well for them. Western media conglomerates are often more interested in protecting power than interrogating it. If a woman offers an unvarnished analysis of power structures, or a contrary view, it's often framed as ugly, inappropriate or ungrateful. In this episode, recorded at the inaugural Broadside festival of feminist ideas, two of the world's most fearless, most honest, most forthright voices – Fatima Bhutto and Mona Eltahawy – unpick the challenges and pitfalls of a life of truth. With host Sisonke Msimang, they discuss artistry, the west, power and biography.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel kick-starts things by telling a story fit for a horror film; Egyptian-American author, anarchist and feminist Mona Eltahawy is here for Broadside festival, and tells the team about her new book The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls; Dr Jen brings Weird Science to the studio when she looks closer at what science says about gratitude; The team share their muck-up day stories, involving garden gnomes and number plates; Terminator: Dark Fate has been received with mixed reviews, and film reviewer Simone Ubaldi gives her two cents worth; and lastly, a chat about unexpected guests brings back memories from time spent in share houses. With presenters Sarah Smith, Daniel Burt, and Geraldine Hickey.

“The rage shifts from the oppressors in our presidential palaces to the oppressors on our streets and in our homes —unless we topple the Mubaraks in our mind, in our bedrooms, and on our street corners — our revolution has not yet begun.” This quote ends the first chapter of Mona Eltahawy's Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution. Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning Egyptian American feminist. She has written for establishments like The New York Times and the Washington Post. She spends her time between Cairo and New York. Mona is a strong proponent of “FUCK THE PATRIARCHY”. In this episode, Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane sat down with Mona to discuss her much acclaimed book. Mona shares stories about how the book came about. It initially started as an essay titled “Why They Hate Us”, then the essay blossomed into a necessary book. The book tells the story of Muslim womxn and how they are subjugated under the gaze of faith and culture. Mona describes the thesis of the book as the trifecta of misogyny, which is the State, Street and home together oppressing girls and womxn. The conversation also touches on our how institutions like religion are used as conduits of patriarchy. Letlhogonolo and Mona spoke on a range of interesting topics, such as identity, (Black) feminism, consent, queerness and some of her favorite writers. At the time of recording Black Panther was a huge point of discussion, so they spoke about North Africa and the anti-blackness that exists in that part of the region. Mona believes in the autonomy of womxn and upholds the proclamation: “I own my body”. This conversation is both illuminating as it is incendiary. At the end of the podcast, she also reveals that she is working on a new book.

L.A. Kauffman talks about the history of radical action in the U.S. beginning May Day 1971, when an audacious collection of radical announced that “If the government won't stop the war, we'll stop the government.”  The extraordinary story of a nearly forgotten action in Washington, D.C. leads into a discussion of movements from the anti-nuclear power protests of the 1970s and 80s to the AIDS action movement and the 1999 Battle of Seattle, all woven together through a set of organizing structures and tactics heavily influenced by the feminist and radical queer movements.  Kauffman is the author of the new book, DIRECT ACTION: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism. And Carolina de Robertis shares excerpts from and the ideas behind the new anthology RADICAL HOPE: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times.  The book, which is released on Tuesday, compiles letters by 33 prominent writers including Junot Diaz, Karen Joy Fowler, Jewelle Gomez, Mona Eltahawy, Achy Obejas, Alicia Garza, Viet Thanh Nguyen and Cristina Garcia.  Carolina and a number of the contributors will celebrate the book launch on Wednesday, May 3 at Laurel Books in Oakland and on May 10 at Bookshop West Portal in San Francisco. The post Womens Magazine – May 1, 2017 – Hope and Dissent Through Writing and Action appeared first on KPFA.

Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy argues the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution. Oxford scholar Theodore Zeldin celebrates the hidden pleasures of life and one of 2014 New Generation Thinkers, Preti Taneja reports on Romeo and Juliet performed in Kosovo.

Mona Eltahawy discusses her new book, "Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution." Recorded live April 23, 2015.

Arabs have risen up against their repressive authoritarian rulers, but what will their post-revolutionary societies look like? In Egypt and Tunisia, power has shifted in the direction of political Islam. Is that the culmination of the march to freedom? Stephen Sackur speaks to Mona Eltahawy, who thinks not. The controversial Egyptian-American writer and feminist says genuine liberation is impossible while Arab men continue to hate Arab women. In this era of uprisings is her message a wake-up call or a dangerous distraction?