22. Mena Souilem & Alia Malainine on Sahrawi Feminism

<p>Womanhood &amp; International Relations podcast is beginning a new series of free live &amp; virtual conversations with incredible women from all around the world to explore intersectionality, decolonization and human rights defense and protection. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>In this first event "Sahrawi Feminism", we will hear from activists Alia Malainine and Mena Souilem, founders of "Towards a feminist consciousness" intersectional blog on creating an alternative feminist knowledge of women's issues and gender identities in the MENA region. &nbsp;</p> <p>Together we explored: &nbsp;</p> <p>- An overview of the feminist movement in the MENA region&nbsp;</p> <p>- How women are affected by feminism and how/when did the Sahrawi feminist movement start&nbsp;</p> <p>- What's the situation of Sahrawi women in refugee camps and in the colonized territories during the Moroccan invasion, the war and as refugees&nbsp;</p> <p>-What are the obstacles and hardships our guest speakers face as Sahrawi feminists&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;-Q&amp;A Session &nbsp;</p> <p>This special episode is co-produced and co-moderated by Mexican researcher and activist Chelo Torija. Torija is an International Relations major and member of Colectiva Tiamat Ku'vi. Her research work is focused on gender and regional studies in Africa and Asia. &nbsp;</p> <p>The event included a guest appearance by educational platform Taarof&nbsp;@itaarof&nbsp;based in&nbsp;#Mexico, which aims to break discriminatory practices and stereotypes in&nbsp;#LatinAmerica&nbsp;on Middle Eastern cultures, rights and issues. Taarof is co-founded by one of our community colleagues Perla Primavera and Mariana Montiel.</p>