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130 Academics express their solidarity with Mozn Hassan and Nazra for Feminist Studies
News
27 Mar 2016
We, the undersigned individuals, denounce the summoning and charging of Mozn Hassan, the founder and executive director of Nazra for Feminist Studies in Egypt, in the Case 173 of the year 2011. Mozn Hassan is the first civil society activist to be officially interrogated as a defendant in the Case 173 of the year 2011, known in the media as the “NGOs Foreign Funding” Case. On 20 March 2016, Nazra for Feminist Studies announced that it was included in the official interrogation in Case 173, as three of Nazra staff members were summoned for an interrogation that took place on 22 March, as part of the investigation. Following the interrogation, Mozn Hassan was officially summoned by the investigation judge to be interrogated on 29 March, as a defendant in the case.
As academics, university professors and scholars, who are socially and politically engaged and concerned, we consider the investigation with Mozn Hassan a direct threat to the feminist and activist engagement of Nazra for Feminist Studies, whose work has focused on contributing to the continuity and development of the feminist movement in Egypt. We also view the investigation as part of the larger crackdown on civil society organizations, and on fundamental freedoms and rights in Egypt, including academic freedoms.
Since its foundation in 2007 and legal registration with the Egyptian Ministry of Social Affairs, Nazra for Feminist Studies, headed by Mozn Hassan, has been working towards mainstreaming gender and women’s rights through engagement with the social and political processes that affect women’s lives in Egypt. Nazra’s main aim has always been to contribute to the strengthening of an Egyptian feminist movement that is able to respond to social and political factors that attempt to hinder women’s active participation in both the public and political spheres. The organization’s continuous work on combating sexual violence is one example of a feminist commitment towards supporting women’s right to a safe public sphere. Nazra has been also critically engaged with contemporary social and political debates, and thus contributing to the production and propagation of feminist knowledge.
For this work to continue, and for that mobilization to develop, we strongly express our solidarity with Nazra for Feminist Studies. And we call upon fellow academics, scholars, activists, groups and everyone who is concerned with freedoms and rights in Egypt to stand with Nazra for Feminist Studies and Mozn Hassan against this and all forms of harassment and crackdown on civil society organizations in Egypt.
Signatures:
1. AbdelAziz Ezz Al-Arab, Professor, History, AUC.
2. Adam Talib, Assistant Professor, Arabic and Islamic Studies, AUC.
3. Adel Osama, History, Student, AUC.
4. Ahmed Badawy, Center for North African and Middle Eastern Politics, Free University of Berlin.
5. Aida Seif El-Dawla, Professor, Medicine, Ain Shams University.
6. Alaa Moustafa Attia, MA Teaching Assistant, Sociology-Anthropology, AUC.
7. Alexandra Parrs, Assistant Professor, Sociology, AUC.
8. Alya El-Marakby, Antropology, Student, AUC.
9. Amina Elbendary, Assisitant Professor, Arab and Islamic Civilizations, AUC.
10. Amira Agameya, Professor, Applied Linguistics, AUC.
11. Amira Mahmoud, MA Teaching Assistant, Sociology-Anthropology, AUC.
12. Atef Botros, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies/CNMS, University of Marburg, Germany.
13. Atef Said, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
14. Ayah Abou Basha, MA Teaching Assistant, Sociology-Anthropology, AUC.
15. Aziza Al-Louzy, Director, Center for Leaning Technologies, AUC.
16. Azza Baydoun - independent researcher.
17. Dalia Ebeid, Assistant Lecturer, English, Literature, Cairo University.
18. Dalia El-Seguini, Lecturer, French Literature, Cairo University.
19. Dalia Said Mostafa, Lecturer, University of Manchester, UK.
20. Dan Tschirgi, Professor, Political Science, AUC.
21. Dana Alawneh, MA Gender and Women Studies, AUC.
22. Diana Magdy Abdelfattah, MA Teaching Assistant, Middle East Studies, AUC.
23. Dina Amin, Associate Professor, Drama and Theatre, Cairo University.
24. Dina El-Khawaga, Associate Professor, Economics and Political Science, Cairo University.
25. Dina Heshmat, Assistant Professor, AUC.
26. Dina Sharnouby, MA Sociology-Anthropology, AUC and PhD Freie University in Berlin.
27. Doaa Kaddah, MA Teaching Assistant, Sociology-Anthropology, AUC.
28. Ellis Goldberg, University of Washington.
29. Emad Abou-Ghazi, Professor Emeritus, Cairo University.
30. Enrico de Angelis, Assistant Professor, Sociology, AUC.
31. Eve Demange, University of Paris Ouest, France.
32. Faten Morsi, Professor, English Literature, Ain Shams University.
33. Ferial Ghazoul, Professor, English and Comparative Literature, AUC.
34. Francesca Biancani, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy.
35. Germeen Riad, MA Teaching Assistant, Psychology, AUC.
36. Ghada Barsoum, Assistant Professor, Public Administration, AUC.
37. Habiba Muhamed Al-Awady, MA Teaching Assistant, Sociology-Anthropology, AUC.
38. Hakem Rostom, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, AUC.
39. Hala Kamal, Associate Professor, Gender Studies, Cairo University.
40. Hala Osman, MA, Sociology-Anthropology, AUC.
41. Hala Sami, Associate Professor, English Literature, Cairo University.
42. Hanan Badr, Cairo University / Freie Universität Berlin.
43. Hanan Sabea, Associate Professor, Anthropology, AUC.
44. Hani Sayed, Associate Professor, Law, AUC.
45. Hania Sholkamy, Associate Professor, Social Research Center, AUC.
46. Hannah Aboulghar, Professor, Medicine, Cairo University.
47. Hannah Elsisi, University of Oxford, UK.
48. Hany Hosseiny, Lecturer, Mathematics, Cairo University.
49. Helen Rizzo, Associate Professor, Sociology, AUC.
50. Hind Ahmed Zaki, PhD Candidate, University of Washington in Seattle, USA.
51. Hoda Elsadda, Professor, Comparative Literature, Cairo University.
52. Hoda Gindi, Professor, English Literature, Cairo University.
53. Huda Lotfy, Professor, Arabic and Islamic Civilization, AUC.
54. Ibrahim Awad, Professor and Director of Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, AUC.
55. Iman Ezzeldin, Associate Professor, Theatre, Ain Shams University.
56. Iman Hamdy, Editor, Cairo Papers in Social Science, AUC.
57. Ingy Mohamed Abd El Hamed, PHD student, Cairo University.
58. James Sunday, Assistant Professor, Political Science, AUC.
59. Jihad Abaza, MA Teaching Assistant, Sociology-Anthropology, AUC.
60. Justin Kolb, Assistant Professor, English and Comparative Literature, AUC.
61. Kate Ellis, Assistant Professor, Psychology, AUC.
62. Kholoud Saber, Assistant Lecturer, Psychology, Cairo University.
63. Kiven Strohm, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, AUC.
64. Laila Baradei, Professor, Public Administration, AUC.
65. Laila Soueif, Lecturer, Mathematics, Cairo University.
66. Lamia Moghnieh, University of Michigan.
67. Lamia Moghnieh, University of Michigan.
68. Lamis El-Nakkash, Lecturer, Comparative Literature, Cairo University.
69. Louise Bertini, Assistant Professor, Egyptology, AUC.
70. Lucia Sorbera, The University of Sydney.
71. Madiha Doss, Professor, Linguistics, Cairo University.
72. Mahmoud Farag, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, AUC.
73. Malak Roushdy, Assistant Professor, Sociology, AUC.
74. Manar El-Kholy, Professor, Medicine, Cairo University.
75. Mariam Al-Naqr, Assistant Lecturer, English Literature, Cairo University.
76. Mariz Kelada, MA Sociology-Anthropology, AUC and PhD Brown University.
77. Marta Agosti - Anthropology - SOAS University of London.
78. Martina Rieker, Director, Institute for Gender and Women Studies, AUC.
79. Marwa Sabbah, MA Sociology-Anthropology, AUC.
80. Massoma Al-Khadem, History and Anthropology, Student, AUC.
81. May Al-Ibrashy, Visiting Professor, AUC.
82. Maya El-Helou, MA Teaching Assistant, Institute for Gender and Women Studies, AUC.
83. Maysa Ayoub, Assistant Professor, Center for Migration & Refugee Studies and Sociology, AUC.
84. Mina Ibrahim, Post-Master Fellow, Sociology-Anthropology, AUC.
85. Mona Baker, University of Manchester, UK.
86. Mona Ibrahim, Professor, English Literature, Cairo University
87. Mostafa Mohie, MA Teaching Assistant, Sociology-Anthropology, AUC.
88. Mounira Soliman, Assistant Professor English and Comparative Literature, AUC.
89. Munira Khayyat, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, AUC.
90. Nadine Naber, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
91. Nesma Gweili, MA Teaching Assistant, Middle East Studies and English.
92. Nesrine Badawy, Assistant Professor, Political Science, AUC.
93. Nicholas Hopkins, Professor, Anthropology, AUC.
94. Nicola Pratt, University of Warwick, UK.
95. Nihal Shousha, Sociology, Student, AUC.
96. Noha Fikry, Anthropology, Student, AUC.
97. Omaima Abou-Bakr, Professor, Comparative Literature, Cairo University.
98. Omar Al-Kafrawy, Anthropology, Student, AUC.
99. Omar Raif, Philosophy, Student, AUC.
100. Omnia Amer, Assistant Professor, Arts, Cairo University.
101. Omnia El Shakry, Associate Professor, University of California-Davis, USA.
102. Omnia Khalil, PhD student, CUNY, USA.
103. Pascale Ghazala, Associate Professor, History, AUC.
104. Rabab El-Mahdi, Associate Professor, Political Science, AUC.
105. Ramy Aly, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, AUC.
106. Rana Khodeir, Anthropology, Student, AUC.
107. Rania Sima, Professor, Biology, AUC.
108. Rasha Abdallah, Associate Professor, Journalism and Mass Communication, AUC.
109. Reem Saad, Associate Professor, Anthropology, AUC.
110. Riham Debian, Linguistics and Translation Studies, Alexandria University.
111. Sabrina Lilleby, Teaching Assistant, Sociology-Anthrpology, AUC & University of Texas, Austin.
112. Samer Attallah, Assistant Professor, Economics, AUC.
113. Samia Mehrez, Professor, Center for Translation, AUC.
114. Sara Ashraf Soliman, Faculty of Arts, Arabic Studies, Cairo University.
115. Sara Verderi, MA Gender and Women Studies, AUC.
116. Shereen Abouelnaga, Professor, Comparative Literature, Cairo University.
117. Soha Mohsen, MA Teaching Sociology-Anthropology, AUC.
118. Somaya El-Saadany, Professor, Statistics, Cairo University.
119. Sonia Farid, Lecturer, English Literature, Cairo University.
120. Steven Nimis, Professor, English and Comparative Literature, AUC.
121. Tahia Abdel-Nasser, Assistant Professor, English and Comparative Literature, AUC.
122. Tahreer Araj, Assistant Professor, Sociology, AUC.
123. Tanya Monforte, McGill University.
124. Tarek Sidahmed, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Cairo University.
125. Tasneem Sharkawi, PhD Student, Cairo University, Egypt/Lancaster University, UK.
126. Usha Natarajan, Assistant Professor, Law, AUC.
127. Wael Soukkary, MA Sociology-Anthropology, AUC.
128. Wessam Adel Hassan, MA Teaching Assistant, Sociology- Anthrpology, AUC.
129. Zainab Magdy, Assistant Lecturer, English Literature, Cairo University.
130. Ziad Dallal, New York University.
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