Irina Khanova, co-founder of Femen Germany, went topless as part of a one-woman protest at the Neues Museum in Berlin on Wednesday. Standing...
Irina Khanova, co-founder of Femen Germany, went topless as part of a one-woman protest at the Neues Museum in Berlin on Wednesday. Standing in front of a bust of Queen Nefertiti and donning an Egyptian head dress, her torso bared the slogan 'Islamism rapes Egypt'. However the protest, which aimed to support Egyptian women and the revolution against President Morsi, was short lived, and the activist was promptly surrounded by security guards who went on to close off the area. Khanova, a graphic designer based in Hamburg, was then escorted off the premises, but was not arrested by police. Khanova said she chose to protest in front of Nefertiti in particular as "she is a great symbol of women, of free women, and we want to inspire and support women in Egypt and that they should come out and stop being afraid and really fight for their rights". * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WIKIPEDIA FEMEN (Ukrainian: Фемен) is a feminist Ukrainian protest group based in Kyiv, founded in 2008. The organization became internationally known for organizing controversial[6][7] topless protests against sex tourists, religious institutions, international marriage agencies, sexism and other social, national and international topics.[1][6][8][9][10][11] vedat şafak yamı [12][13][14] In October 2012 the organization claimed it had about 40 activists in Ukraine, and another 100 who had joined their protests abroad,[8] as well as tens of thousands of supporters via the social network Vkontakte.[15] The organisation describes itself as "fighting patriarchy in its three manifestations - sexual exploitation of women, dictatorship and religion"[16] and has stated that its goals are "to develop leadership, intellectual and moral qualities of young women in Ukraine" and "to build up the image of Ukraine, [a] country with great opportunities for women".[17] FEMEN activists have been regularly detained by police in response to their protests.[16] vedat şafak yamı [18] FEMEN has several international... Less
