“Enhancing Women’s Political Participation in Post-Election Egypt”
Image Courtesy of the Huffington Post, 30 January 2011
In 2011, the events in Egypt captured the imagination of its geographical region and extended its effects to the heart of the first world. And yet, as the dust begins to calm, its status as a post-revolutionary state continue to defy our binary perceptions and ideals. Whilst epitomising ‘political freedom’, Egypt has also played host to compelling and shocking photos and videos of the physical abuse of women. Littered throughout Youtube, confronting images show clothes ripped off veiled women by helmeted troops as they are unrelentingly beaten.
The first MiniMUN of the year will explore the themes integral to the current international community. We interrogate the role and the position of vulnerable groups in conditions of extreme political upheaval. Given the catchcry surrounding the 21st century continues to centre around human rights and individual freedoms, MUN-ners, new and old, will no doubt be challenged in this debate as we come to appreciate the price of freedom and the entrenched problems facing post-revolutionary states.
Location: Law Annexe Room 440
Time:
5pm – Customary Drinks and Pizza
5:30pm – Issue and Procedural Briefing
6pm – MiniMUN kicks off!
Hope to see you all there 