It is better than a burka. A lot better.
A very brave young freedom fighter, Aliaa Elmahdy, has stunned the world that gave us burkas by appearing naked on the Internet. Then by putting out a calendar of naked women.
Sexist? Hardly. This is a strike at the heart of religious nonsense and control.
http://www.dailydot.com/news/aliaa-elmahdy-egypt-nude-photo-revolutionary/
http://www.feeldesain.com/aliaa-elmahdy-nude-revolutionary-girl.htm

 

Today March 8th is International Women’s Day (IWD). See:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day

 

Here is Aliaa:

 

http://arebelsdiary.blogspot.com/?zx=c672ff5bb7b187b6

 

And here (censored) is what may well become one of the most important photographs to emerge from the current struggle between freedom and those who want to wrap up women and thought and to keep them under wraps.

Way to go Aliaa!

 

 

Stay tuned. We will be hearing a lot more about this, I think.

 

 

Edwin
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