thewaronwomen

Preach it sister! Feeling truly lucky to be born in the situation I have been. I could so easily be one of these women #thewaronwomen #journalism #feminism #war

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nomierosie

The War on Women | Sue Lloyd Roberts

Commuting for three weeks is made more bearable with a good book #thewaronwomen #journalism #womensrights

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nomierosie

The War on Women | Sue Lloyd Roberts

Im doing that terrible thing at the moment where im reading a million books at once and not finishing any of them. This arrived from a friend in the post this morning so i used it as an excuse to head to a coffee shop and read for a bit #waronwomen #thewaronwomen #journalism #war #feminism

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charissharpe

The War on Women | Sue Lloyd Roberts

I read two chapters this morning from this book, on sex trafficking and the UN peacekeepers. Tragic and heartbreaking. Lured from their homes in Eastern Europe young women between 14-40 end up working as sex slaves and in some parts of Europe are being forced to have sex with the very men they thought would protect them and help them rebuild their homes.

#feminism #thewaronwomen #equalitymatters

RaimeyGallant So ugly. 7y

charissharpe Very. Any peacekeepers who are identified as having slept with these women are sent home for sleeping with prostitutes. But these women are not prostitutes, they're slaves. War brings out the ugliest side of humanity. 7y

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quietlycuriouskate I feel that I should read this book but right now I just want an axe emoji. 😠 7y

charissharpe @River_Voice you should read it Katerina (despite the lack of axe emoji!) 7y

RaimeyGallant Truth. 7y

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charissharpe

The War on Women | Sue Lloyd Roberts

In December 2007 I visited Egypt. I knew nothing about it really apart from a romanticised fascination with Cleopatra & the pharoahs. I dressed appropriately, visited the tombs and wondered at the plethora of strong female rulers Egypt had in days distant past.
In 2011 Egypt overthrew its military dictatorship in favour of democracy. During a period of 3/4 years, there were numerous protests about the government. Continued in comments.

charissharpe Men were beaten up by security forces for protesting. Women were violently beaten, had their clothes forcibly ripped off, raped, had their virginity "tested" by members of the police. The overwhelming response to this behaviour was the question "what was she doing there?" Women were told they knew the protests weren't safe so if it happened to them they were at fault. Heartbreaking. #thewaronwomen #equalitymatters #feminism 7y

charissharpe The War on Women, chapter 5. Warning: this book will make you cry. 7y

DivineDiana How wonderful that you visited Egypt! Sue Lloyd-Roberts sounds like an incredibly strong woman. This book may be difficult to read but a necessary eye opener. 7y

charissharpe @DivineDiana it was incredible, we visited the tombs at Luxor, really quite something. Sue Lloyd-Roberts died sadly towards the end of writing this book, but yes, I agree that the book is eye-opening. Recommend reading for sure! 7y

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