Oppression is not a point of view
Leil-Zahra Mortada Translation has been an integral part of Words of Women from the Egyptian Revolution from its very first stages. Subtitling the speech of the women interviewed into a variety of languages is not just an issue of disseminating information and making their unique experiences accessible to as many people as possible, but is part of a broad expression
» Read more09/06/2015, 2 PM, County Main SR5 The Arab and Muslim Worlds Research Forum invites you to: Language Gender and the Egyptian Revolution: An interactive workshop Presenter: Shaimaa El Naggar (LAEL) Discussant: Dr Shuruq Naguib (PPR) Produced in 2012, “Words of women from the Egyptian revolution” is a YouTube series about women’s engagement in the Egyptian uprisings, directed by Leil Zahra Mortada. Each YouTube video interviews women who reflect
» Read moreEgypt Today 21 September 2013 A new project to shed light on women’s role during January 25 By Nadine El Sayed After January 25, people thought feminism will finally get its break in Egypt, only to be faced with an unrepresentative female minority in the parliament, a crackdown on women’s march last year and an overall undermining of women’s role in
» Read moreCampaigners in Egypt say at least 25 women have been assaulted as state of emergency is declared in three provinces Patrick Kingsley in Cairo Monday 28 January 2013 Amid Egypt’s ongoing civil unrest, at least 25 women have been sexually assaulted during clashes in Tahrir Square, according to local women’s rights campaigners. In a typical attack, crowds of men quickly
» Read morePosted by Leil-Zahra on 11/12/13 • Categorized as English I was a bit disappointed when I read Žižek´s article on Syria. It is true that the people in Syria have no excuse for not making a revolution, but compassion is a virtue. Maybe if “comrade” Žižek could´ve taken the time to scribble them a manual of “Revolution 101″ they could´ve been brought to their senses.
» Read morePosted by Leil-Zahra on 12/29/14 * In response to a full-page ad running this week in The New York Times funded by Rabbi Shmuley, Stand with Us, and This World (Shmuley’s own); featuring political campaigner Rennick Remely. My name is Leil-Zahra Mortada. I’m an Arab Queer person. And I support justice. If I lived in Gaza or “Israel’s neighboring states”, I would be
» Read morePlenary 3 الترجمة والتضامن في مشروع الفيلم التسجيلي كلمات نساء من الثورة المصرية ليل زهره مرتضي Note: This plenary was delivered via Skype, in the format of a conversation with Mona Baker and the audience, because the Egyptian authorities refused to grant Leil a visa. Abstract Translation has been an integral part
» Read morePublished on Mar 4, 2015 Leil-Zahra Mortada talks about the problems with sexual harassment during the Egyptian Revolution, especially on Tahrir Square, and explains why they felt the need to do something about it. He confronts the problems they faced with the OpAntiSH movement.
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