Kosmopolis 19

Dialogue

Mona Eltahawy and Najat El Hachmi

Genuine Freedom

The Feminist Revolution

  • Friday 22 March, 21.00 - 22.00
  • Hall
  • 3 €

The daughters of Muslim families in Europe must face different challenges to defend their individual freedoms and their emancipation as women. On the one hand, the patriarchal traditions that come from their country of origin, intimately linked with religion. On the other, the onslaughts of racism from the far right, which discriminates against them whilst calling for them to be relegated to second place as foreigners. Finally, there are two revived phenomena that make the process more difficult: Islamic fundamentalism and a certain relativism. In the face of all this, what they want is a genuine freedom, unconditioned by origin, class or identity.

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