Maryam
Namazie-
Student,
atheist and blogger, Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, 20, posted naked pictures of herself
on her blog to show her “screams against a society of violence, racism, sexism,
sexual harassment and hypocrisy”. Showing her body particularly at a time when
Islamists in Egypt are trying to secure power is the ultimate act of rebellion.
Don’t forget Islamists despise nothing more than a woman’s body. In case you
didn’t know, women are the source of corruption and chaos and must be covered
up at all times and not seen and not heard.
The
Islamists in Egypt, for example, have replaced the photos of their female
candidates with flowers and covered up a statue of mermaids in Alexandria. They
have refused to appear face-to-face with female TV hosts, unless the presenter
put on a headscarf or a barrier was placed between the two! Soon there will be
nappies on donkeys and birds will have to stop singing but that must wait until
they have put women in their places.
But we
mustn’t let them.
Elmahdy’s
blogger boyfriend Kareem Amer (who by the way spent four years in jail for
calling Mubarak a symbol of tyranny) posted on Facebook: “I think we should not
be afraid of those in power or Islamists, as much as we should be worried of
politicians claiming to be liberal. They are ready to sacrifice us to avoid
tarnishing their image.”
Hear, hear!
Now do you
really need any more reasons for defending Aliaa Magda Elmahdy unconditionally?
Do it now.
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