Cairo is a tale of 2 cities. On one side, we have ppl living in poorly constructed self built houses with poor infrastructure for water, electricity & transportation. On the other side ppl live in suburban heaven surrounded by parks, malls etc. But it doesn’t have to be this way
This will convince million of women in their 30s to start families creating a small baby boom that will revitalize the American economy and create a new American golden age
She’s “standing” up to a man who says he left his country because of people like her, how brave of her. LGBTQ ppl already leave their homes for a semblance of freedom and respect abroad, I can’t imagine how heartbreaking it is to have the same ppl hound you even there
This Muslim sister is standing up against LGBT activists who are trying to indoctrinate children with the LGBT ideology at schools in Canada.
She is heard saying: "My daughter is a girl, my son is a boy"
More proof that at a certain income threshold, your tastes converge into the elite global hegemony/you’re participating in a globalized market and diverge from the domestic one. This is probably most prominent in countries with massive inequality like Egypt where domestic service
Modesty culture teaches women that their bodies is something to be ashamed, something sexual by nature and it entrenches a culture of victim-blaming (rape culture). This is not escape from the male gaze, this philosophy behind this dress exists as the ultimate victory of it
People from non-religious backgrounds don’t understand that religious people actually believe what they’re saying. It’s not just a fancy way of presenting platitudes, they believe in eternal punishment if they don’t follow religious guidelines
People trying to use progressive speak to defend this clearly disrespectful and misogynistic action lol. He’s not avoiding her hand bc of bodily autonomy, it’s because she’s a woman and he ascribes to the belief that intermixing is sinful. He would shake her hand if she was a man
So Egyptians digging up their own history to learn more about a dead culture, and put tombs like this in a museum so that we, the Egyptian ppl, can learn more about our history and gain money from tourism is offensive??? Stop applying your westernized viewpoints everywhere ffs
Can you imagine if people from a foreign land tried to come to America dig up George Washington or Thomas Jefferson’s grave, and put their bodies on display in their museums? There would be outrage like we’ve never seen before.
This has never, and will never sit right with me.
Islam, a religion founded who’s holy prophet was a merchant, who’s followers built an empire which subjugated and converted its neighbors is anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist lmao
Queen Victoria refusing to sign a law that make lesbian sex an illegal offense bc she couldn’t understand what it is/believe that women did that is actually soo funny. Original ally if you ask me
I disagree with a lot of Turkish policies especially in the past decade but if any European nation took a QUARTER as many refugees as they have they would literally elect a neo-Nazi in the next immediate election cycle
Egypt is diverse in skin colors, there’s no one Egyptian look so you could do a documentary about black Egyptian rulers but Cleopatra was of Greek ancestry and presenting her story as a battle between native Egyptians and the oppressive Roman tyrants is extremely anachronistic
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Stop using LGBT rights as a “gotcha” point. Liberals supporting LGBTQ rights makes them WAY WAY WAY better than conservatives. It might not make a difference to straight ppl but yeah, LGBTQ rights are a very important thing that mean life or death to many ppl
American leftists pls stop rejecting the best thing about the American identity (the idea that your identity isn’t serviced from blood ties to the nation)
In case you didn’t know — the only way to be Hawaiian is to have Hawaiian blood. Being born in Hawai’i does not make you Hawaiian.
The idea of being “Texan” etc, is not the same as being Hawaiian due to the fact that Hawai’i is an illegally occupied nation, not American land.
Same with Christians!! I remember a politics account on here (who’s a Christian) basically said he thinks everyone who disagrees with him on religious matters will burn in hell and everyone was sooo shocked lol
University students are actually one of the most underrated forms of evil in modern history lol. The Taliban, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the cultural Revolution in China all of them were either led or greatly supported by students…
and manufacturing is underdeveloped and so the elites consume massive amounts of typically western trends. I also think that this kind of dress is moving more towards the solid middle class out of Cairo as well but it’s still very much a phenomenon of people who can
He is literally discriminating against her because she’s a woman and reinforcing patriarchal attitudes that demean women and believe they should be hidden from public view. It’s astonishing seeing people defend this when it 100% comes from a regressive and conservative place
It’s strange to me that anyone has ever admired the Spartan state. It was a cruel, totalitarian system where the state systemically abused its citizens from childhood and stripped them of all personhood so they could devote themselves to being weapons of war
Israel exists. It's not a concept and for millions of people it's their only home. The dissolution of Israel is not only illogical and impossible, it'll also lead to genocide. You don't have to like the way Israel came to be or be hardcore zionist to believe this.
"AfD you are boring, look what I have here, fresh from federal office in Berlin. It's over, you can't deport me anymore! I have many children and now they will all have German passports”, says this Muslim immigrant woman. What do you think?
afford to go to private schools. 30% of the country is in poverty, the true median Egyptian is not dressing like this or spending 300+ EGP on one meal. It’s a very economically stratified country tho so it can be difficult to explain what the average Egyptian lives like bc
This is left me speechless. I have no clue what his end goal is, it shows that male entitlement towards women’s bodies is endless. What’s supposed to be one of happiest moments of her life is now a hostile battle and smear campaign all for her speaking out about her public SA
The Spanish Football Federation says it will take legal action over Jenni Hermoso’s comments about its president Luis Rubiales kissing her, claiming she is lying about it being non-consensual.
It also says that players have “an obligation” to play for the national team, after 81
I really don’t get this weird fetishization of your imaginary ancestral past that some Americans have. The US has a culture, the melding pot is American cultural heritage. Sports and politics ARE essential core parts of individual and cultural identity not distractions from it
This is Holocaust denial. The Holocaust is singular because it’s an industrialized genocide, the amount of people murdered in a relatively short time span is unique and acknowledging that doesn’t detract from the need for more education on colonial and modern genocides
@AITA_reddit
NTA. It was never about the chores, this was an excuse to break up with you. She knew about the cameras so it's not an invasion of privacy and making you doubt your own sanity is NEVER okay. It might hurt now but you'll be better off in the long run.
Every time a conservative starts talking about “traditional wife” or “traditional marriage,” know this is what they mean. They want a sex slave maid who will obey their every whim while they sit back and don’t provide, help or participate in raising children
This is ridiculously invasive and discriminatory by the French state. They’ve completely lost the plot. The head-teacher is wearing a loose maxi dress! Are they going to kick her off the premise as well??
Female students in France will no longer be allowed to wear the loose-fitting abaya dress favoured by some Muslim women 👇
The move comes almost 20 years after France banned headscarves from state schools.
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For almost 20 years the Jordanians occupied the West Bank and the Egyptians occupied Gaza. Instead of fighting them and establishing an independent Palestinian state, what did Palestinians do? They joined forces with their occupiers and started a war against Israel.
Then after
It was a NATO bombing and 19 countries, many of which are not in NATO, got involved. I rlly hate it when ppl act like the Libya intervention was like Iraq bc it wasn’t in any way or form. Countries have strong responses when dictators go on TV and promise to commit genocide
I don’t think that men understand how much women sacrifice by having a child. It’s not just the 9-months pregnancy period, but your entire identity is shifted and becomes tied into motherhood. Your body becomes property of the family unit rather than simply yours
It is illegal in many places across the world because of this?? When you live in an authoritarian country, especially one that’s not meritocratic, you have no ability to change any decision you disagree with. Ppl have died and continue to die and be tortured for the right to vote
Women posting W: I completed 2 PhDs, discovered a new species, flew a spaceship to Mars and did it all while fighting for LGBTQ rights and trans equality
Men posting W: Just threw a rock in a pond. It landed pretty far. I got a beer on my way back home, it was a nice day
Jews in diaspora often have to make their names sounds more like the conventional names around them to avoid subjugation. This isn’t the gotcha you think it is
Today Egypt moved the mummies of 22 ancient Egyptian Kings and Queens to our new Egyptian museum in a genuinely spectacular show. I’m so proud of my history and my country, it was genuinely mesmerizing to watch. The new Grand Museum looks amazing 🇪🇬
Can we talk about how immigrant children are so ready to dismiss the lived in experiences of their immigrant parents and attribute their behaviors to brainwashing? You’re an American too and you have enormous privileges over your parents, don’t minimize or condescend them
My cousin asked me since you turned 18, when are you going to start wearing a hijab. My brother, hearing what he said, turned around and said, “Mind your own business, donkey,” lol
Guy is thoughtful, plans a nice date but the chemistry is lacking is the girl let’s him off easy instead of leading him on and wasting their time. Is there a problem here? You can be a great person but that doesn’t entitle you to anyone nor does it create romantic chemistry
@HarrenGWarding
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Maybe but imo, I feel like of someone is making you question your sanity and gaslighting you, you have an excuse to look for proof that you're not just going crazy.
People running for their lives because they received a signal that a terrorist group is going to bomb them. A group that has explicitly said many times it wants to murder all Jews? Is that what you love to see?
There's a famous case in Egypt where a boy, who went to a private international school and comes from a wealthy family, who went on to sexually assault and rape around 100 girls. The idea that ppl only do crime due to lack of wealth is wrong and should have no place on the left.
“Mohammed is not a French name — it should be banned.”
Right-wing presidential candidate, Eric Zemmour, wants to ban ‘Muslim’ and ‘Arab’ names in France 🇫🇷
@tamars
Shaking hands isn’t but treating women as equals and worthy of your respect is. I don’t think public humiliation is a good method of dealing with this. She should’ve just refused to give him his diploma during the ceremony
Maybe a different take than other ppl (I am sympathetic to both parties) but please, if you’re hurt & still in the middle of processing complex emotions/having a breakdown STOP SHARING IT ONLINE WITH STRANGERS
Not only are they viewing the world through a very Eurocentric lens by believing that the gender binary is a uniquely white European phenomenon, it completely misses out on the fact that the enforcing of strict gender binary rules in modern day isn’t done by white Europeans
Why do some Americans on Twitter make a distinction between Catholics and Christians? Catholicism is a sect of Christianity, not a different religion, at least from my understanding
We need to be praying for this man as hard as we can right now.
He is a muslim man who made mistakes in his past life, but has since been forgiven by Allah.
He is under massive and incredible demonic attack because of it, and Satan is hitting hard
What if he killed himself? Or suffered a nervous breakdown? All this ‘west elm Caleb’ stuff is showing that people have absolutely no idea how to use social media responsibly
I don’t understand this coming for a Palestinian lol. Are you suggesting the weaker nation role over?? Ukrainians just go to Poland or try to assimilate under Russian rule? Pls apply that to Palestine and see if you hold the same views
I really hate how a bunch of foreigner think that it’s their job to tell us what is and what is “capitalist overreach” because they took like 1 university class in a social science. It’s so condescending.
This White lady went on a racist, Anti Muslim tirade against my brother & I at Mejers.
Followed us throughout the store.
It is 2 am and we just went to get cereal
Shout out these people who saw this, stood up to this & called the cops
THIS IS HOW YOU USE YOUR WHITE PRIVILEGE
How do people not understand why Ukrainians don’t want to roll over and surrender? I’m shocked by the lack of empathy I see from people on this app. Do you truly not see any reason why someone would want to defend their home? Their sovereignty?
An absolute shame that Arabic language that lends itself to romance and poetry but the majority of ppl who speak it live in prudish societies that especially punish romantic expressions of emotion
Forcing women to cover through societal expectations of modesty is also sexualizing them. If you can’t show a bit of your arms or neck for fear of seducing men, that says society sees you as an essential sexual object
@O_Abouelnour
Pls they speak the same language, for the most part have the same religion, are dispersed in the country and we already have a history of assimilating Sudanese. You are delusional
I think Obama not intervening at the beginning of the Syrian civil war will go down as one of the biggest failures in American foreign policy in the years to come. We’re already seeing the rest of the authoritarian Arab leaders slowly welcome him back to the fold
I disagree with this so strongly. Driving always requires concentration, especially if you’re in traffic, you’re constantly forced to focus on the most trivial of movements. It’s incredibly boring and simultaneously incredibly draining
“I’m can’t be homophobic! Homo means man in Latin, and I’m a man so how can I be homophobic?”
This is what you sound like when you justify your antisemitism by calling yourself a semite
Hamas is a terrorist group that wants to ethnically cleanse Jews & will bomb civilians indiscriminately to reach their goal. I hope that everyone has realized this yesterday, they’re not a legitimate political force or “freedom fighters”
Oliver Anthony condemns conservative figures adopting his song, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” as a right-wing anthem:
“It was funny seeing my song at the [Republican] presidential debate, because I wrote that song about those people, you know. So for them to have to sit there
Under Nasser the Jewish community in Egypt all but disappeared, the secret police was formed, the judiciary was corrupted & routinely bullied, the parliamentary democracy completely imploded. But yeah, he was good at giving speeches
I really dislike the idea that Muslims who commit terrorism aren’t “real” Muslims but everyone who has ever done anything good is. They’re just bad people who are Muslims. They aren’t uneducated , they’ve read the Quran and the hadiths and this is how they interpreted it
The idea that whiteness is the most significant identifier of ppl of different cultural, religious, economic and national backgrounds is a white nationalist talking point so pls leftists apply race based analysis more critically. Tiktok has the worst politics on the planet tbh
Can you guys stop imagining that before the early modern period the world was made up of ethno-states? As far back as the Bronze Age, there were multicultural & multiethnic cities and huge human settlements. People moved around and settled in new places before the 1500s ffs
This story is genuinely horrifying. A tourist was murdered and had his body burnt by a mob for ALLEGATIONS of blasphemy. Blasphemy laws are genuinely evil; they exist to empower the violence of mobs and silence even imaginary criticism
So I’ve seen anti-socialist takes, anti-capitalist takes and (possibly most stupid of all), anti-modernity and industrialization takes
Human demand for energy and progress won’t go away. What everyone can do is fight to end our reliance on fossil fuels for energy
Words can’t describe how much I hate that stupid clock tower. Imagine you’re praying in the most holy sight of your religion and there’s a freaking giant tower clock that towers over it like a super-villains layer? It’s such poor taste like THIS IS THE HOLIEST PLACE IN ISLAM
Fun fact: it's actually fair game in Islam to get divorced because of sexual dissatisfaction. Here we have an ottoman picture of a judge holding a dildo as evidence of the wife's dissatisfaction lmao