The misogynists of our region claim that this is because they love women so much - that they must be placed on pedestals and served like princesses, kept safely at home, so they don't have to do dangerous, stressful things like drive or ride bikes.

But we all know this is nonsense. The women of the Middle East are total bad-asses. We face society's structural sexism, and we fight against it each and every day. We suffer the abuses against us, but we don't do so in silence. We find ways to create, to resist, to lead.



We are more than someone's property. We are more than our choice of whether or not we cover our hair. We are doctors, lawyers, sports stars. We are actors and heroes and role-models. We always have been, and we always will be.



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