Mona Eltahawy. Complicating and Confusing the Image of Muslim Women

Friday, April 1, 2016 - 1:00pm

Stiteler Hall, Room B21

Mona Eltahawyis an award-winning columnist and international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues and global feminism. During the 18-day revolution that toppled Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak, she appeared on most major media outlets, leading the feminist website Jezebel to describe her as "The Woman Explaining Egypt to the West". Newsweek magazine named Ms Eltahawy one of its "150 Fearless Women of 2012," Time magazine featured her along with other activists from around the world as its “People of the Year” and Arabian Business magazine named her one of the “100 Most Powerful Arab Women."

with Sharrona Pearl, Assistant Professor of Communication and GSWS Core Faculty

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