مجموعة النساء في المجال العام بعد 2011

The Women and Memory Forum seeks to advance the cause of women’s political empowerment and leadership in Egypt through highlighting the role of women as leaders and activists as well as participants in the major movements for change in Egypt. Documenting women’s lives safeguards their experiences for future generations. It also provides role models that will inspire and instil confidence in the hearts of women at this moment of history. The project focuses on documenting the contribution and achievements of women who played a crucial role in formal and informal Egyptian political life. This project posits that documentation of women’s voices, the preservation of their memories of political activism, constitutes an act of resistance against their exclusion from the political scene, as well as resistance against the cultural stereotypes that relegate women to the status of second-class citizens. Building an archive of women’s voices at this crucial moment in history seeks to counter hegemonic narratives that undermine women’s rights movements and women’s political agency.