Supremacist Formations and Sexual Violence

We find ourselves in a specific moment marked by the global ascent and consolidation of authoritarian political projects who are involved in an assault on the rights and freedoms of women and girls. Yet they are also weaponising concerns about violence against women and children, particularly sexual violence against women and the sexual exploitation of children, to further their own anti-democratic and discriminatory causes. This session is a chance to learn about patriarchal racial and religious supremacist groups, as well as the connections between them.

This session offers the following expert analyses from guest speakers:

- Chitra Nagarajan will introduce her new book on Boko Haram, The World was in our Hands.

- Rahila Gupta on the contrasting sexual ethics of ISIS and YPJ in Rojava and Syria.

- Maryam Aldossari on the origins and ideological tenets of Zionism, with a specific focus on gender inequality and sexual violence.

-Louise Raw on the Far Right and Survivors Against Fascism.

For further information contact Sukhwant Dhaliwal on [email protected]

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