Opinion

Ecofeminism, as defined in intellectual and activist circles in the Global North, is presented as an inclusive, progressive alternative to solve ecological crises. But what does it mean, concretely, for women in the Global South? Why does this vision, imported by international NGOs, often feel synonymous with guilt and injunctions rather than justice and reparation?

The massacres cease, but the images endure. The guns go silent, and the witnesses begin to speak. The fires go out, the screens light up once more, and the sky empties. Meanwhile, the archives overflow... With photographs captured as acts of defiance and weapons of resistance, the curtain cannot close on the genocide in Gaza—an event unmatched in its duration, intensity, and harrowing poignancy in the history of war.

On December 19, the Vaucluse criminal court delivered its verdict. All those who appeared in this extraordinary trial were found guilty, but with the exception of Dominique Pelicot, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison, the 51 co-defendants saw their sentences significantly reduced compared to what was recommended by the prosecution.

With the fall of the Assad regime and the rise of the hardline armed opposition, fundamental questions have emerged about the freedoms of people in general and women in particular. The reassurances of the Military Operations Department led by Ahmed al-Sharaa (aka Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) were not enough, and many women still fear harsh rule.

More than one million people have been displaced in Lebanon, having left their homes to seek safety amid the escalation of military tensions and Israeli threats, especially after the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in the heart of Dahye, the southern suburbs of Beirut. This momentous event spread more terror and anxiety among the population given that it came along with tense Israeli threats to continue bombing more targets.

For us in Gaza there’s no difference between morning and night. Death is continuous, 24 hours a day, in all five governorates. The genocide has been ongoing for 210 days.

Impunity legitimizes the unspeakable and renders it acceptable despite the incredulity it evokes when we think of the victims, who are just people, like us. If it is being allowed for all these people to be killed with no accountability, what really is the value of human life?

Since the beginning of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023, Medfeminiswiya has decided to convey the stories of women, activists, and correspondents from the heart of Gaza. To make their voices heard, to deceive the looming depression, but above all, to give personal narratives the importance they deserve. Rola Abou Hashem, a journalist and correspondent for Radio "Nisaa FM," tells us about her daily life under the bombs.

We will not forget, and we will not forgive. We will not forget that some women were in support of a bloody occupation at the expense of an occupied and oppressed people. Nor will we forget, when these women open up in the future about how men make wars, seize lands, and exploit women, that they once supported the most heinous killing machine in history.

Today, we rely first and foremost on decentralized organizations that build bridges and dialogue among themselves, challenging the major institutions that preach to us night and day about things that they themselves have no regard for whatsoever. We count on them not to get tired of persevering in their transnational solidarity, in hopes that those forced into isolation not remain so isolate