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The weapons and vehicles with which the apartheid regime gunned down over 170 South African school children in #Soweto 1976 came from West Germany.
East Germany (the #DDR), on the other hand, had been a leading supporter of the anti-apartheid struggle. A very brief thread:
East Germany (the #DDR), on the other hand, had been a leading supporter of the anti-apartheid struggle. A very brief thread:
The apartheid troops that were deployed to suppress the #sowetouprising drove trucks made by the West German Mercedes-Benz corporation. Their weapons had been delivered by West Germany, which maintained close relations with the apartheid regime until the very end.
We recently interviewed the anti-apartheid militant Ronnie Kasrils, who recounted his experiences & impression of the socialist states' solidarity with the ANC.
Kasrils was 1 of hundreds of anti-apartheid militants to receive military training in the #DDR.
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Kasrils was 1 of hundreds of anti-apartheid militants to receive military training in the #DDR.
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🏫 Today, June 16 1976, young people in South Africa organized a peaceful march against a 1974 decree that made it mandatory for Black highschools to use the Afrikaans language–‘language of the oppressor’–as the medium of instruction. This is known as the #Soweto uprising
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Agitated by Black Consciousness, growing economic & political injustice, 30,000 youth–as young as 12 yrsold–took to the streets.
When the students were met w/ violent state repression, they stood firm and fought back. Some estimate that there were 700 fatalities that year.
When the students were met w/ violent state repression, they stood firm and fought back. Some estimate that there were 700 fatalities that year.
Later, students shifted to more sophisticated tactics in organized units, such as ambush, barricade, subterfuge & the destruction of symbols of racist oppression
In solidarity, Black communities & over 250,000 workers went on strikes, inflicting significant damage on the economy
In solidarity, Black communities & over 250,000 workers went on strikes, inflicting significant damage on the economy
BREAKING: Two police officers have been arrested in #Soweto after they were found offloading stolen goods from a state vehicle into a house.
Vehicle used by officers to offload looted goods.
The stolen goods include plasma TVs, computers etc
Mona Eltahawy Would Like You to Fuck Right Off With Your Civility Politics google.com/amp/s/www.vice…
This episode of #Australian TV show Q&A was banned from rebroadcast for reasons including I said “fuck” 10 times & asked “How many rapists must we kill before men stop raping women?”
Fuck civility.
Fuck civility.
This is where my ideas go to grow. Since my return from South Africa - conclusion of the Feminist Giant World Tour - those notebooks have been whispering “We are waiting for you.” As I rested after 3-month tour, I knew that pile was home to all that I saw & experienced. With time
It has been such a privilege and gift to speak at all the places I’ve been to since September. So many incredible people along the way and rich, wonderful ideas that I brought home. Time to process them.
Earlier this year, I went on a 5-city tour of #Spain for @Capitan_Swing’s Spanish edition of my first book Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution. I went to Córdoba on my 2 days off in the middle of that tour. And I’m still filling the notebooks.
Who wants an Around the World With Mona in Sequins* thread?
*As she leads chants of Fuck the Patriarchy
*As she leads chants of Fuck the Patriarchy
Being in #Soweto at @abantubookfest_ with fellow #African authors and readers was the perfect way to bring this year and this decade to a radical and revolutionary crescendo! #abantubookfest
I have returned home from @Abantu_ with my heart full of radical, revolutionary love and my mind bubbling with ideas #abantubookfest
Speaking at @Abantu_ in South Africa was last leg in 2019 of #FeministGiant World Tour. It was a privilege & thrill to start it in #Sarajevo with #Bosnia’s first Pride and end it in #Soweto with #AbantuBookFest. Revolution in Sarajevo to revolution in Soweto. It’s been an honour!
Along the way,speaking at Pitchwise in #Sarajevo, @strandbookstore in #NYC, @RMWAdam in #Amsterdam, @McrLitFest in #Manchester, @akefestival in #Lagos, @wcfbook in #Chicago, also in #Brooklyn, #Ottawa, #Sydney, #Melbourne & turning #Australia upside down via TV. It’s been a ride!
So many incredible audiences & new friends along the way. Many thanks to all who came to hear me speak. Many thanks for the love and the gifts. So many powerful experiences. I’ve returned home full. Time now to reflect and then write about these three months. #FeministGiant
Been mostly offline and being present in the radical and revolutionary space that is @Abantu_. Such an honour to have been invited, to give they keynote, and to be with such incredible authors and incredible audience of readers. Love and solidarity@thando_mgqo and team. More soon
As an Egyptian African, I am so grateful for @akefestival in #Lagos and @Abantu_ in #Soweto. @lolashoneyin thank you! @thando_mgqo thank you! You have created spaces of such creative power for us Africans. You are revolutionaries ❤️✊🏽💜
Relieved I was able to fly on Tuesday to be with my brother and his family for the holiday. This weather! Parents and sister and her husband drive to be with us tonight. It’s been a while and I’m grateful for this family reunion.
And after this short break with my family, I will see you next week #Soweto for @Abantu_! I am so excited! #abantubookfest
Since September, #FeministGiant World Tour has taken all over and I am grateful to all who came to see me speak and all who have bought The Seven Necessary Sins For Women and Girls as well as Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution. More dates 2020!
Ethiopian Embassy in #SouthAfrica issued statement asking Ethiopians to be cautious as violence targeting foreigners in #Soweto province & environs enters 2nd day. The emb. said shops & businesses owned by Ethiopians were targeted. Embassy emergency NOs: 0123462110 & 0123462947
#SouthAfrica violence targets Soweto's foreign-owned shops bbc.com/news/world-afr… "Three people have been killed in South Africa during violence on Wednesday targeting foreign-owned businesses in Soweto, police say."
Update: #Ethiopia's MoFA said one Ethiopian was killed in #Soweto & one was injured & is recovering in hospital. It said the embassy was working with the gov of #SouthAfrica to protect Ethiopians from the violence, & cautioned Ethiopians to take extra care to protect themselves
