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We Need a Sexual Revolution in the Middle East

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'Let's face it, the Arab Spring failed women. They are no closer to liberation than before the uprisings.' Mona Eltahawy, who was beaten and sexually assaulted by Egyptian riot police in 2011, argues that feminism is a vital movement wherever you are - both 'over here' and 'over there'.

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