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Showing docci on sex mob attacks in #Egypt Women explain experiences. #twconf12by Kuwaha via twitter 12/4/2012 10:04:17 AM -
Concidering how many times I've been to Egypt, it is disturbing to see the documentary about the violence against women there #TWConf12by kriscinka via twitter 12/4/2012 10:04:22 AM -
Amazing Shirin Ebadi address, women socially respected in Iran university, ministries of gov, laws disconnected and restrictive #TWConf12by sarahejewell via twitter 12/4/2012 10:04:36 AM -
Introducing Ramita Navai who produced a documentary on sex, mobs and revolution in Tahrir Square. Follow #twconf12 http://www.trustwomenconf.com/live/by safeworld4women via twitter 12/4/2012 10:05:38 AM -
Watching film on sexual harassment in Egypt at #TWConf12. Read Eba'a El Tamami, Harassment Free Zone http://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/eba%E2%80%99-el-tamami/harassment-free-zoneby 50_50_oD via twitter 12/4/2012 10:05:52 AM -
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Even while the documentarian sat with a victim sipping tea, she heard the shrieks of girls being harassed by a pack of teenage boys. She noted that nobody came to the rescue of the girl. "In the space of a few yards we were called whores more than a dozen times," said the documentarian. "I think it's one of the few times in my life I've been happy not to understand the local language," she said of the comments from men she constantly encountered on the streets of Cairo. -
Shirin Ebadi states that law should be one step ahead of culture to promote, push culture to evolve #TWConf12by sarahejewell via twitter 12/4/2012 10:06:31 AM
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#Egypt, #police complicit in encouraging #sexual harassment on the streets of #Cairo. #VAW #TWconf12by SCEME via twitter 12/4/2012 10:08:16 AM -
Must watch doc: Sex Mobs & Revolution, Fri, ch4, on harassment of women in Cairo - sneak preview at @TrustWomenConf #twconf12by HelensWitter via twitter 12/4/2012 10:08:41 AM -
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RT @MsHelenRussell: Must watch doc: Sex Mobs & Revolution, Fri, ch4, on harassment of women in Cairo - sneak preview at @TrustWomenC ...by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 10:09:03 AM -
Ghaidaa Al-Absi reports on role of the bystander in combatting sexual harassment in Yemen in 50.50 series for #TWConf12 http://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/ghaidaa-al-absi/who-is-to-blame-street-sexual-harassment-in-yemenby 50_50_oD via twitter 12/4/2012 10:09:19 AM
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"Women are to blame entirely for their behaviour" ? Is it that where law is unable to cross the cultural boundaries? #TWConf12by kriscinka via twitter 12/4/2012 10:09:58 AM
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Up next: Alison Smale Executive Editor, International Herald Tribune > http://bit.ly/YucO3I #twconf12by diarmaid via twitter 12/4/2012 10:10:04 AM -
The young documentarian arranged to meet with some men to ask them why women are being groped and assaulted by men. They told her her lack of a hijab or head scarf opens her to some harassment. They also pointed out that young men can't afford to get married, so they feel free to harass girls as a way of getting what they want "by force.
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Wow, we just got a sneak peek at a doco 'sex, mobs and revolution' about harassment and assault of women in Egypt. Incredible! #TWConf12by sarahejewell via twitter 12/4/2012 10:11:16 AM
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#TWConf12 @trustwomenconf Ramita Naval shares moving & harrowing preview of Channel 4 Doc ‘Egypt: Sex, Mobs and Revolution’ – don’t miss itby rwilsongarwood via twitter 12/4/2012 10:12:16 AM -
Live now: Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Somalia & Netherlands - Author and Founder of the AHA Foundation http://bit.ly/YucO3I #twconf12by diarmaid via twitter 12/4/2012 10:12:27 AM
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We've just seen a clip from 'Sex mobs and revolution' film on sexual harrassment in Egypt, will be shown on Channel 4 on Friday. #TWConf12by hannahlwright via twitter 12/4/2012 10:12:38 AM -
Alison Smale of the IHT spoke of the recent story of a young Afghan girl who had been attacked with an axe for allegedly running away from her husband--an example of how culture can trump the rule of law. Smale introduced Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somali-born founder of the AHA Foundation which fights forced marriage and other abuses against women in the West.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali @trustwomenconf on male guardianship of women in Muslim countries #twconf12by Womanity Foundation via twitter 12/4/2012 10:13:34 AM -
Ayaan Hirsi Ali speaks on male guardianship of women around the world #twconf12 @TrustWomenConfby Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 10:13:38 AM
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali: talks about male guardianship of women ~ over 700 million women in the world today lacking power #twconf12by JLM_FGM via twitter 12/4/2012 10:14:08 AM -
"Women are to blame entirely for their behaviour"? Is it that where law is unable to cross the cultural boundaries? #TWConf12 @ramitanavaiby SCEME via twitter 12/4/2012 10:14:09 AM
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Now @ayaanhirsiali on the role of the male guardian in sharia law #twconf12by SophieGSky via twitter 12/4/2012 10:14:39 AM -
New doc by filmmaker journalist Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy "Trying to understand the mentality of harassment" #twconf12by directingchange via twitter 12/4/2012 10:14:55 AM -
Dr. Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, says that the legal system has a responsibility to promote culture and forward the higher aspirations of a society as it advances and evolves. Its role is not simply to implement law and order. But by being one step ahead, the legal system can move the society to a higher level, she said.
This has particular relevance for the advancement of women. For example, Ebadi said that in Saudi Arabia, it can be legislated that a man should not take a second wife, except in exceptional circumstances. After several years, once that change has become socially accepted, then polygamy can be outlawed. In this way, law advances and culture is brought to a higher level, Ebadi said.
In Egypt during the revolution, women showed that they were culturally far ahead of the legal system, Ebadi said. One woman posted a picture of her naked body on Facebook along with the picture of a naked man, and asked the question: 'What is the difference between these two bodies? Why must one cover all her body, and the other, a man's, can go naked?' The post evoked a huge backlash from religious forces. But hundreds of Egyptian women responded by posting their pictures, naked, and asked the same question.
Ebadi said this shows how the women were far ahead socially.
Her example illustrates how culture and law can clash, and that law can pave the way toward advancing social change. -
Male guardianship of women in Muslim countries dissected by Infidel author Ayaan Hirsi Ali @TrustWomenConf #twconf12by HelensWitter via twitter 12/4/2012 10:15:15 AM
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Ayaan hirsi ali at trust women conference. Male guardianship in islamic societies an archaic habit #twconf12 p.twimg.com/A9Q3Pn2CQAATdyX.jpg
by SAVEalerts via twitter 12/4/2012 10:15:46 AM -
A male guardian can deny his ward food, shelter and medicine, the ability to work, the rights to her own inheritance. "A male guardian can choose any form of punishment he chooses for his ward...he can make the home life of his ward into a permanent torture chamber, and many of them do," Ali said.
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The Muslim woman must become her own guardian - Ayaan Hirsi Ali #twconf12by Astrid Zweynert via twitter 12/4/2012 10:16:14 AM -
AYAAN Hirsi Ali author founder AHA speaks: forced marriages and forced sex and mutilation #twconf12 @trustwomenconf p.twimg.com/A9Q3ib-CcAEUuah.jpg
by RashaQandeelBBC via twitter 12/4/2012 10:17:01 AM -
Ayaan Hirsi Ali says male guardians can deny a woman her eduction, sexuality, right to work, right to divorce, custody of children, right to inheritance. He can choose any kind of punishment - he can yell at her, beat her, lock her up, rape her, mutilate her, subject her to cutting or sewing of genitals. He can even kill her in the name of honour. #twconf12
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali from @AHAFoundation says 'the muslim woman must become her own guardian' at @TrustWomenConf #twconf12by Lisa Maclean via twitter 12/4/2012 10:17:11 AM -
RT @alertnetastrid: The Muslim woman must become her own guardian - Ayaan Hirsi Ali #twconf12by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 10:17:16 AM
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Inspired by her books, now getting to hear her speak on male guardianship Ayaan Hirsi Ali @TrustWomenConf #twconf12by unseenorg via twitter 12/4/2012 10:17:38 AM -
#ayaanhirsiali discusses the concept of male guardians over women @TrustWomenConf #twconf12 p.twimg.com/A9Q3vTOCYAAjgJL.jpg
by ChamWomen&Diversity via twitter 12/4/2012 10:17:54 AM -
RT @ChamWomeninLaw: #ayaanhirsiali discusses the concept of male guardians over women @TrustWomenConf #twconf12 p.twimg.com/A9Q3vTOCYAAjgJL.jpg
by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 10:18:18 AM -
1of2 Ayaan Hirsi Ali "Male guardians 4 women 1400 yrs ago helped protect from exploitation in tribal society" #twconf12 p.twimg.com/A9Q39_yCEAENd-Y.jpg
by directingchange via twitter 12/4/2012 10:18:54 AM
