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Mariam Magd

THE FEMINISM UPRISING

AND ITS AFTERMATH !

“Feminism ” is a definition that is frequently used This bitter situation continued with the
lately, but not everyone is well aware
emergence of a few rape cases and the
of it ’s meaning. First of all let me enlighten you what
interacting of social media with it. Until a web
“Feminism ” means, it is a range of social movements,
page was launched on “Instagram ”, titled
political movements, and ideologies that aim to
as “Assault Police ”, started to list the testimonies
define, establish, and achieve the political,
of rape and sexual harassment victims – included
economical, personal, and social equality between the
100 girls and children - that will blow your mind
sexes.
and make you feel disgusted. This what is so
called a movement raised the concept of
Feminism movements enhance the position of women
in society. Since the movement was almost impossible
feminism once more.
to start in Egypt because Egyptian woman was facing
customs and traditions, which took not only her
In conclusion, we find ourselves in front of an
rights but her life as well. Although 1919 revolution
uprising that didn ’t start with any governmental
was the first participation of Egyptian women in
organization concerned with women ’s rights, but
political life, but the official beginning of the
it began with the voice of the Egyptian woman,
feminism movement was between 1923- 1939 when
through it she was able to reach her voice to the
Mrs. Huda Shaarawi founded the Egyptian Feminist
public again. Although many people continue to
Union. This union played a major rule later in
reviving Egyptian Women in society and changing downplay this issue, extinguish the fire of its
many traditions that devaluated women at this time.
uprising and distort its victims, by using the
method of
This progress didn ’t continue long as a result of the
repression and concealment, and attempts not to
attempts of many organizations to marginalize the
reveal the truth but the woman ’s voice is still
role of women in society. In other words they created
present and able to change. We aren ’t talking
a life style that presented women as the perpetrators
about individual cases only, but about women of
rather than the victims and as tools to stimulate
an entire community who have become victims
instincts and desires in men. As the time went by, this
of the worst forms of psychological harm for
increased family violence, rates of rape and sexual
decades, and there are still screaming victims
harassment. This usual lifestyle made women live in
silence, fear and ashamed of their bodies, which all
and society must change.
lead slowly to the extinguish of the concept of
feminism in Egypt.

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