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Mona Eltahawy (Arabic: منى الطحاوى, IPA: [ˈmonæ (ʔe)t.tˤɑˈħɑːwi]; born August 1, 1967) is a freelance Egyptian-American journalist and social commentator based in New York City.
Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning columnist and international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues and global feminism. She is based in Cairo and New York City. She is the author of "Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution," released April 2015, and is a contributor to the New York Times opinion pages.
Jan 27, 2021 · The Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy paid a steep price for the freedom of her beloved Egypt: her involvement in the Arab Spring cost her two broken arms and the ownership of her body. Even though she was living abroad, Eltahawy put everything on hold to be in Cairo, but she could not imagine what would be waiting for her on the ground.
Mona Eltahawy, a contributing opinion writer for The International New York Times, covers Egypt and the Middle East, specializing in gender politics.
Mona Eltahawy on Egypt’s Next Revolution. The Egyptian-American activist speaks out on the dangers women still face in a changing Mideast. Ron Rosenbaum. May 2013. Journalist Mona Eltahawy...
Apr 17, 2021 · Mona Eltahawy: ‘Girls are socialised that it’s very dangerous to be an angry woman... we have to be nice, we have to be polite, we have to wait.’. “There was more outrage at this young woman’s...
A #MeToo Moment for Egypt? Maybe. Two Egyptian women have started chipping the wall of impunity that Egyptian men — even human rights activists — hide behind when they abuse women. By Mona...
Mar 7, 2018 · Eltahawy is the author of Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution, which details her experience of sexual assault at 15 years old, being covered...
Mona Eltahawy, a contributing opinion writer for The International New York Times, covers Egypt and the Middle East, specializing in gender politics.
Apr 2, 2021 · Mona Eltahawy on Nawal El Saadawi’s legacy amongst ‘feminist giants’. When Nawal El Saadawi, a pioneering Egyptian feminist and writer, died at the end of March she left behind an extensive...
