Please join me in welcoming our first awardee
of the Charlotte Bunch Human Rights Defender
Award, Mozn Hassan.
Congratulations!
[applause]
[music]
>> O.K. Thank you all for your presence today;
and special thanks for the Global Fund for
Women for giving me the chance to be among
these inspiring women. I have been asked to
talk briefly about my work and my context
in 2 minutes, it's tough. It's a tough
task but I'll try. I belong to a group called
Nazra for Feminist Studies; we began in 2005
aiming to continue the struggle of the historical
feminist movement. Egyptian women have been
struggling for decades for their existence
in the public space and their rights. And
the struggle continues after the Jan 25 revolution
when women asked for more, not less. We gained
more spaces, we are better now in mobilization,
but we lost lots of souls.
And despite all the painful moments we faced,
we still hold forth (?) for Egypt; an Egypt
that is which is not patriarchal, non-sectarian
and mostly importantly, free. I want to thank
all those who joined me on my journey; all
those who are still with me and those who
have left. You all made a difference in my
life. And I want to thank my mother, who taught
me how to be the woman I am now. Thanks again.
GFW 25th Anniversary Gala
Mozn Hassan/HRDA/Remarks
17 April 2013
