A few months ago, popular protests erupted in the streets of Algeria, leading President Bouteflika to resign after a twenty-year rule. Faten Aggad, an Algerian feminist and governance expert, share her insights on the current situation in her country.
Read MoreI am in conversation with Faten Aggad, a governance and development expert from Algeria. I asked her what feminism meant to her, and it led to a beautiful conversation about short skirts, rainbows, and that time when she put her foot in her feminist mouth.
Read MoreFaten Aggad is an Algerian governance and development expert who works to strengthen the pan-African institutions she believes in. Here, we speak about identity: how she came to embrace her identity as an African, and how debates about identity are shaking up Algeria and North Africa as a whole.
Read MoreI’m asking Stephanie Kimou, an Ivorian-American activist, what she means when she calls herself a feminist. Spoiler: she doesn’t!
Read MoreWhen Ivorian-American activist Stephanie Kimou told me about her powerful mission to make international development a more inclusive sector for Black women, I wanted to know about the personal journey that led her there.
Read MoreIvorian-American activist Stephanie Kimou tells me about the highs and lows of her early career in the international development sector. She explains what led her to dedicate her career to changing the system she was once a part of.
Read MoreI am in conversation with Stephanie Kimou, an American and Ivorian women’s rights activists who is carving out space for Black women to be decision-makers, not just beneficiaries, within the international development sector.
Read MoreWho better than a blogger to talk to me about the joys and struggles of online feminist activism? Here I speak with Aïchatou Ouattara, founder of Francophone blog Afrofeminista, about her practical tips for surviving the madhouse that is social media.
Read MoreAïchatou, a Belgium-based activist and blogger, calls on Afro-feminists to draw inspiration from the great feminist figures in African history, and not just from American Black feminism.
Read MoreAïchatou Ouattara is a Belgian feminist blogger from Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire. She is the brain behind Afrofeminista, one of the most-read Francophone blogs on the lives of African women living in Europe and in Africa. And she’s a joy to speak with!
Read MoreI’m still in conversation with Rwandan activist Dinah Musindarwezo. Here, she brilliantly answers some of the toughest questions I’ve asked myself as a professional. Like, what’s the point of spending so much energy at the African Union or United Nations when African women’s lives are so remote from those spaces?
Read MoreRwandan women’s rights advocate Dinah Musindarwezo goes personal and opens up about what it means to live a feminist life at home. She tells me about the joys and the challenges of practicing her feminist values in her marriage and as a mother.
Read MoreRwandan advocate Dinah Musindarwezo shares the story of when she had to paid a high price for standing up to patriarchy. All I wanted to know was: was it worth it in the end? Her answer is inspiring.
Read MoreMeet Dinah Musindarwezo, a Rwandan feminist who has dedicated her career to advocating for better policies for African women. In this first part of our conversation, she tells me her feminist journey started when she was a little girl questioning the injustices she would observe at home every day.
Read MoreTo close our conversation I asked Laila to share her thoughts on the overall situation of women in Morocco. She did not mince her words!
Read MoreIn this third part of our interview, Laila tells me what she believes has made Masaktach so successful. She shares priceless advice that is relevant for feminist activists all over Africa and beyond.
Read MoreLaila tells me about the campaign that propelled Masaktach on the national and global maps: whistles against street harassment! Click below to join the conversation.
Read MoreMoroccan feminist Laila Slassi was sick and tired of the way sexual violence survivors were portrayed in the media. Turning her outrage into action, she co-founded Masaktach to speak out against rape culture in Morocco.
Read MoreAs our conversation draws to a close, Rachel-Diane explains how she integrates sisterhood in all aspects of her life, why she writes and who is her role model.
Read MoreExploring African feminisms, one conversation at a time.
Exploring African feminisms, one conversation at a time.
