Description
What happens when feminism excludes the very women it claims to liberate? In this powerful conversation, Minna Salami (Can Feminism Be African?) and Shahed Ezaydi (The Othered Woman) explore the erasures, assumptions, and possibilities at the heart of global feminist discourse.
Drawing on African political philosophy, lived experience, and intersectional critique, they unpack how feminism can become a tool of dominance — and how it might be reimagined through radically inclusive lenses.
From the politics of selfhood to the violence of white feminism, this is an urgent dialogue about power, plurality, and the futures feminism must confront.
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About the Authors
Shahed Ezaydi
Shahed Ezaydi is a writer and editor, specialising in features and reporting on culture, social issues and feminism. Formerly an editor at Bustle and a staff writer at Stylist Magazine, Ezaydi now freelances for a range of publications, including Glamour, Dazed and Service95. Ezaydi is also the author of The Othered Woman: How White Feminism Harms Muslim Women, which is her debut book.
Minna Salami
Minna Salami is an author, cultural critic and independent scholar. Salami was formerly senior fellow and programme chair at The New Institute in Hamburg. Salami’s books include Can Feminism Be African? and Sensuous Knowledge. Salami currently writes the Substack, Kaleido.
About the Chair
Tasneem Chopra
Tasneem Chopra OAM is an Australian cross-cultural consultant, celebrated keynote speaker, writer, and champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
With academic credentials including a Bachelor’s in Psychology & Sociology (Swinburne University) and a Master’s in International Development (La Trobe University), Tasneem serves as an Adjunct Fellow at Victoria University, was appointed inaugural Ambassador for Women of Colour Australia and awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2020 for services to community diversity leadership.
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