Women Resisting Sexual Violence and the Egyptian Revolution: Arab Feminist Testimonies

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Women were at the forefront of the Egyptian Revolution in 2011, with the Arab Spring protests providing an unprecedented opportunity to make their voices heard. But these women also faced an intense backlash from Egypt's patriarchal authorities, with female activists subjected to sexual violence and intimidation by the regime and even fellow protestors. Centered on the testimonies of four women who each played a significant role in the protests, this book provides unique insight into women's experiences during the Egyptian Revolution, and into the methods of resistance these women developed in response to sexual violence. In the process, Hamzeh casts new light on the relationship between gendered and state violence, and argues that women's resistance to this violence is reshaping gender relations in Egypt and the wider Arab world. Front Cover Half Title About The Author Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments 1: Women’s Resistance in the Egyptian Revolution: Arabyya Feminist Methodologies Naming the 2011 Egyptian Revolution Rethinking Gender in Revolutionary Egypt Intersecting Feminist Epistemologies Arabyya Methodologies of Shahadat and Haki My Researcher Positionalities Data Analysis State-Sanctioned Sexual Violence against Womenin Egypt 2: Introducing the Three Shaahedat: Samira, Yasmine, and Ola Samira Ibrahim: “My Revolution Is Practical and on the Ground.” Yasmine El Baramawy: “I Am an Oud Soloist. All I Want to Do Is Make Music.” Ola Shahba: “I Was Only 30 Years Old When Essuwra Started.” 3: Shahada by Samira Ibrahim: Military-Sanctioned Kushoof El’uzryyah Arrested, Electroshocked, Dragged by the Hair: From Tahrir Square to the Egyptian Antiquities Museum Detained, Interrogated, Beaten, and Strip-Searched at a Military Prison Vaginal Violations at the Huckstep Army Base Military Court Prosecuting Civilians: A Year in Prison and Seven Charges Home after Four Days of Disappearance Pursuing a Legal Battle against the Military 4: Shahada by Yasmine El Baramawy: State Security-Sanctioned Mob Rapes Ninety Minutes of Beating, Dragging, Slashing with Knives, Stripping, and Gang Raping Exposing State-Sponsored Sexualized Violence against Women: An Anonymous Shahada Breaking Her Silence: A Detailed 12-Minute LiveTV Testimony 5: Shahada by Ola Shahba: Islamists-Sanctioned Sexual Assault Protesters Detained, Tortured, and Sexually Violated outside Al Itihhadyyah Presidential Palace Negotiations and Release First Live TV Shahada A Brave Shahada at Court 6: The Power of the Shahadat: A Legitimate Arabyya Feminist Methodology and a Strategy of Exposure and Resistance Shahadat as a Legitimate Arabyya Research Methodology The Power of the Shahadat Notes References Index