"My mother treated me as an author. She never asked me to do house chores and when people asked she would say 'my daughter is reading'." Maha shares her tears, laughter and vulnerability in very candid conversation in this episode including her cheerleader - mother.
Tunisia : Today we’re talking with Maha Jouini, author and activist. Aya and Maha talk about multiple battlefields including dance, history, cyber space, stigma and democracy. Maha explains how Pan-Arabism failed as a movement, how pre-colonial culture was matriarchal, how indigenous culture was feminist culture, how she overcome Tasfih (the practice of Locker to protect women's virginity) into sexual liberation. She also shares her aspiration for Tunisia’s democratic governance, death of Beji Caid Essebsi, LGBT rights in Tunisia and much more.
Feminists mentioned: Lina Ben Mhanni and Maya Jribi
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