FEMINIST GIANT

2 weeks ago | feministgiant.com | Mona Eltahawy

A protester stands next to the remains of a burned car covered in anti-ICE graffiti, in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on June 7, 2025. Photo: RINGO CHIU / AFPWatching the violence that the Trump regime has unleashed in Los Angeles, it is enraging to hear commentators urge protestors to be “peaceful” and not “riot” in the face of the full force of State-sanctioned violence. Why is the onus on protestors to be "peaceful" when the State brings violence?

Mar 28, 2025 | feministgiant.com | Mona Eltahawy

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Mar 7, 2025 | feministgiant.com | Mona Eltahawy

Rep. Al Green disrupting Trump’s address to Congress. Win McNamee/ Andrew Harnik/ Getty ImagesAlso read: Why Trump WonAnd: Dear White DemocratsFascism is not polite. Fascism is not civil. Fascism cares little for decorum. When Rep. Al Green disrupted Donald Trump’s address to Congress, he issued a challenge that many lawmakers in that chamber failed. This is not business as usual, Green’s protest declared, as Trump spewed one lie after another.

Jan 29, 2025 | feministgiant.com | Mona Eltahawy

On his chest, Hegseth has a tattoo of the Jerusalem Cross. “That cross has a long history in Christianity but has lately been co-opted by some far-right groups as a symbol of the fight for Western civilization,” says Reuters. Photo:Instagram/Peter HegsethThis is the latest in a series.

Jan 21, 2025 | feministgiant.com | Mona Eltahawy

Logo: Sheyam GhiethWhen fascism flexes its muscles, supersize your feminism and become a giant. Close your eyes and recall your origin story. Every superhero has an origin story. Often, it is from a time when they almost succumbed to an antagonist, a force of evil, a nemesis who brought them to their knees. And then they snapped. That snap is the sound of the giant within you being born. FEMINIST GIANT is a reader-supported publication.