Mona Eltahawy

"A Woman who writes has power. A woman with power is feared. In the eyes of the world this makes us dangerous beasts." Gloria Anzaldua.

Everyday Neruda: 120 Your Breast Is Enough

neruda-daily:

Para Mi Corazon

translated by M.S. Merwin


Your breast is enough for my heart,
and my wings for your freedom.
What was sleeping above your soul will rise
out of my mouth to heaven.

In you is the illusion of each day.
You arrive like the dew to the cupped flowers.
You undermine the…

Nina’s running commentary here is kick ass:

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Siouxsie and the Banshees: Love in a Void, 1979.

Egyptian feminists, 1923. After that conference in Rome, Huda Shaarawi and Saiza Nabarawi returned to Cairo and at Cairo train station removed the face veils they used to wear in Egypt.

Egyptian feminists, 1923. After that conference in Rome, Huda Shaarawi and Saiza Nabarawi returned to Cairo and at Cairo train station removed the face veils they used to wear in Egypt.

The writing on the wall: Egyptian feminists Hoda Shaarawi (left) and Doria Shafik, courtesy of Baheya Ya Masr.

The writing on the wall: Egyptian feminists Hoda Shaarawi (left) and Doria Shafik, courtesy of Baheya Ya Masr.