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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · 15h

For the record this is what I said @filiacharity.bsky.social 2025 conference. I'm being misrepresented by people intent on forwarding their own distorted agendas @maryamaldossari.bsky.social @maryamnamazie.bsky.social

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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · 2d

All those who live within reach of Leicester, please come to this event.

Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 2d

📢📚Rahila Gupta (@rahilag.bsky.social) presents “Unholy Alliance: Religion & Patriarchy”, co-author of Planet Patriarchy. She argues religious shackles prevent women’s liberation—especially in Russia, El Salvador and Saudi Arabia. Sun 26 Oct, 6:30pm • Secular Hall: All welcome ☕ Donations welcome.

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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · 14d

Really great review by Jayne Egerton

FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 14d

*New*: a review by Jayne Egerton of #PlanetPatriarchy by @rahilag.bsky.social & Beatrix Campbell – they will be in conversation at #FiLiA2025

‘...delivers a deeply researched examination of the enduring and evolving structures of patriarchy across the globe.’

🔗 www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...

Book Review: Planet Patriarchy: Global Tales of Feminism and Oppression by Rahila Gupta and Beatrix Campbell — FiLiA

Rahila Gupta and Beatrix Campbell, two feminist titans whose activism and writing spans a century between them, have written an urgent dispatch from the frontlines of a war, one seemingly without end....

filia.org.uk

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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · 17d

Also my blood, sweat and tears 🙂

FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · Sep 12

Against Extractivism of Women & the Natural World; and Looking Forward, this book is a moment in time, captured.

‘With detailed testimony and wise commentary, @rahilag.bsky.social captures the blood, sweat, & tears of 10 years of British feminism, 2013-2023.’ ~ Melissa Farley

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 18d

As part of the 10th celebrations, we share news of a book by @rahilag.bsky.social, British Feminism: Through A FiLiA Lens, a herstory of the #Feminist voices & activism of the last decade of #FiLiA

Pre-order for collection at #FiLiA2025 or delivery 🔗 shop.filia.org.uk/products/bri...

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · Sep 12

The #FiLiA #newsletter is out!

🔗 bit.ly/FiLiANewsletter12092025

#FiLiA2025 speakers & sessions @glosswitch.bsky.social @rachelhewitt.bsky.social @laurafreixas.bsky.social @jophoenix1.bsky.social, FiLiA book by @rahilag.bsky.social, TUWN update @kiritunks.bsky.social @ph-severn.bsky.social & more!

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · Sep 12

Against Extractivism of Women & the Natural World; and Looking Forward, this book is a moment in time, captured.

‘With detailed testimony and wise commentary, @rahilag.bsky.social captures the blood, sweat, & tears of 10 years of British feminism, 2013-2023.’ ~ Melissa Farley

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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · Sep 12

I am proud too to have got to know the inner workings of @filiacharity.bsky.social and the work they put in all year to organise the conference, produce weekly newsletter, support various campaigns, submissions to govt, lobbying local govt to bring about change for women

FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · Sep 12

As part of our 10th celebrations, we are so proud to share news of a book by @rahilag.bsky.social, British Feminism: Through A FiLiA Lens, a retelling of the #Feminist voices & activism, organising & mobilising of the last decade of #FiLiA

Pre-order here:
🔗 shop.filia.org.uk/products/bri...

British Feminism: Through a FiLiA Lens by Rahila Gupta,

This item is on Pre-Order Please scroll to the bottom for full pre-order, delivery and pick-up Information. We are thrilled to announce that you can now pre-order the FiLiA book, British Feminism: Thr...

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Maryam Aldossari @maryamaldossari.bsky.social · Sep 6

Our friend Rohan was arrested today for standing against genocide in Palestine.

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · Sep 6

💥 #FiLiA2025 session news 💥

PLANET PATRIARCHY: Why does Patriarchy persist, across diverse countries & cultures? @rahilag.bsky.social & @campbellbeatrix.bsky.social explore themes of their book, Planet Patriarchy: Global Tales of Feminism & Oppression, with Jayne Egerton.

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · Sep 4

Long live people power.! Hope this kind of action spreads . Loss of business is the only thing that will change policy, not loss of lives.
novaramedia.com/2025/09/02/i...

Italian Dockworkers Threaten to ‘Shut Down All of Europe’ If Gaza Aid Flotilla Is Blocked | Novara Media

A union representing dockworkers at one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean - a key stopping point for Israeli goods - has said it will ‘block everything’ if Israel stops the inbound aid flotill...

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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · Aug 26

Sad, though predictable, what Starmer's Labour party is influenced by. Labour announces rapid asylum hotel closures but remains impervious to calls to deproscribe Palestine Action.

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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · Aug 9

My article on the difficulties of writing about patriarchy for my joint book. Planet Patriarchy, with ‪@campbellbeatrix.bsky.social‬ in authoritarian countries where the lives and careers of activists are at risk:
royalliteraryfund.substack.com/p/f9b7ad4d-5...?

Royal Literary Fund

Supporting Writers Since 1790. Click to read Royal Literary Fund, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

royalliteraryfund.substack.com

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opendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · Jul 23

Patriarchy refuses to die. But women are resisting, as @rahilag.bsky.social explains, in a fascinating conversation that takes us from Riyadh and Russia to Rojava.

Listen to the full episode of In Solidarity here or wherever you get your podcasts
www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/...

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ALQST for Human Rights @alqst.bsky.social · Jul 16

📅 The next hearing in the retrial of Manahel al-Otaibi — a fitness instructor sentenced by #Saudi authorities to 11 years for her peaceful activism — has been postponed to Tuesday 22 July, at the SCC in Riyadh.

ALQST encourages diplomats to request access to the trial.

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Maryam Aldossari @maryamaldossari.bsky.social · Jul 13

I wrote this for @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social ‬⁩: Nothing unnerves Britain’s loudest self-styled ‘feminist’ commentators more than the Palestinian flag — not as a cry for justice, but as an affront to their moral high ground. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/when...

When Britain's 'feminists' cheer for bombs and sneer at Palestinian suffering

The UK's most prominent 'feminists' ignore women in Gaza under bombs and siege, but speak up to manufacture consent for western wars or attack the anti-war left

www.middleeasteye.net

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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · Jul 18

Unboxing our book, Planet Patriarchy, the latest marketing wheeze recommended by the publishers. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @campbellbeatrix.bsky.social

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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · Jul 14

‘... Campbell and Gupta ...tell shocking stories of violence against women, [but] they also celebrate the awesome wit, courage and creativity of feminist resistance. What an essential, intelligent and ultimately uplifting book!’ — Anne Karpf @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · Jul 11

We stand against the authoritarian turn of a Labour govt and publish a statement of solidarity with all those whose rights have been affected.

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · Jul 4

Great comprehensive thread on last night’s 📚📖launch event for Planet Patriarchy 🌎

Emily Collins @emily1collins.bsky.social · Jul 4

Went to the @filiacharity.bsky.social launch of Planet Patriarchy by @campbellbeatrix.bsky.social and @rahilag.bsky.social last night - @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social facilitated a fascinating conversation & it sounds like an amazing book! Really looking forward to reading. 🧵

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · Jul 5

It was, thanks for letting us help you with it!

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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · Jul 4

It was a great evening!

FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · Jul 4

Both @rahilag.bsky.social and @campbellbeatrix.bsky.social will be speaking at #FiLiA2025... over 1,600 tickets gone already.

#PlanetPatriarchy #Feminism #SexRaceClass

🎟 filia.org.uk/tickets

FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · Jul 3

We are here at the launch of @rahilag.bsky.social & @campbellbeatrix.bsky.social book, chaired by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social A packed room to listen to them discuss #PlanetPatriarchy

Huge thanks to the Women's Resource Centre for the venue! #BooksWorthReading

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Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · Jun 30

Endorsement no 6: ‘Wherever one stands in the debate over the meaning of patriarchy, this is a valuable investigation of the place in which women find themselves across the globe, and of their resistance to oppression.’ @kenanmalik.bsky.social‬

Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social · Jun 27

Really pleased at the size of the #Labourrebellion reversing cuts to disability benefits. Why can't they do the same for #Palestine?

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