Trying to remain upbeat in my latest article about the prospects for the Rojava Women's Revolution in the brutal reordering of West Asia (Middle East) to suit Western and Israeli interests

Southall Black Sisters out in force. ✊🏾 Last weekend, we marched alongside hundreds of thousands for Palestine and against the far-right. We'll keep showing up, speaking out, organising and challenging from the grassroots for rights and justice NOW. @sbsisters.bsky.social

Trying to remain upbeat in my new article about the prospects for the #Rojava Women's #Revolution in the brutal reordering of West Asia (Middle East) to suit Western and #Israeli interests freethinker.co.uk/2026/03/the-...

Making the case for migrant women trapped by domestic abuse and uncertain immifration status:

Yesterday, @rahilag.bsky.social, Chair of the Management Committee at Southall Black Sisters, spoke at the House of Commons during an #InternationalWomensDay discussion hosted by @rupahuq.bsky.social MP. 1/3

Join @rahilag.bsky.social, Writer and Chair of @sbsisters.bsky.social to mark International Women's Day, chaired by @maryamnamazie.bsky.social Do women hold the key to the future? Organised by CEMB/One Law for All 6 March, 7:00-8:30pm, London Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/do-women-h...

The women of #Rojava say: 'We reaffirm, once again, that we will not abandon the advancement of women’s rights in Syria, including their right to self-defense. We call on the international community to continue supporting the women of Kurdistan, Syria, and the Middle East.'

Pointing out the deadly impact of the rise of Hindutva on a secular India and diaspora communities in the UK

I'm speaking at this event on 26th Feb on the weaponisation of sexual violence (on Isis and Rojava) alongside speakers talking of Boko Haram, Zionism and the far right in the UK. Free event but you need to book. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supremacis...?

I'm moderating this online Seminar tomorrow evening 5th Feb: The Women’s Revolution in Rojava Under Attack – Current Situation and Perspectives Rojava is under attack once again. Please attend and show your solidarity with the cause.

🔥 Speakers include: Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social Rahila Gupta @rahilag.bsky.social Pallavi Pundir Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social Alyssa Elliott @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social Nepali organiser Book your place now: www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...

Looking forward to speaking at We Rise, in Leeds, a youth-led conference bringing together young people fighting the far right, climate injustice and corporate power in the UK and globally. Join us at midday on Saturday the 21st of Feb. Free tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...

Starmer allies urge him to block Andy Burnham from running in byelection. If so, more party turmoil will follow. Local party, not HQ, must select candidates. Starmer has reneged on many pledges and made numerous policy errors, his days are numbered.

Rojava Women’s Revolution Faces Existential Threat from Islamist forces unleashed by Ahmed al-Sharaa with covert support of US & Turkey. Read @sbsisters.bsky.social statement; southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/rojava-... Long live #Rojava, origin of #WomanLifeFreedom @rahilag.bsky.social

Class has been used to condone or 'understand' the mob violence outside asylum seeker accommodation. The working class has traditionally been seen as white, even tho black people and migrants are overrepresented in it & arguably part of an underclass.

From #FiLiA2025 ~ From Arrival to Survival: The Class Question in Migration with @rahilag.bsky.social, Salome Mbugua, Hannana Siddiqui & Faty Kane. ‘For me this is the biggest Women's rights violation, hiding in plain sight.’ ~ Faty Kane 📺 youtu.be/K4F1yWxxZ7E #MigrantWomen #MigrantWomenStories

Finally a piece in The Guardian to promote my co-written book with Beatrix Campbell, Planet Patriarchy.

Great piece!

My new piece in @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social On #Israel, #Hamas, and Refusing the Binary Reflections on the 2025 @filiacharity.bsky.social @rahilag.bsky.social & Fringe Event Controversy freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/on-i...

Reviewed Matt Broomfield's thoughtful book on Rojava revolution. It asks the million dollar q: what lessons can be learnt from its commitment to direct democracy, ecological sustainability, women’s rights &multi-ethnic inclusivity? @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social tribunemag.co.uk/2025/12/the-...

Speaking at this event on Hindutva, Modi's attempt to give India a Hindu nationalist makeover

. @sbsisters.bsky.social are organising a public meeting on Black Feminist Resistance on 10 Dec in central London. Please book asap as hall capacity is smaller than expected numbers. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-femi...

Join us for a public meeting on Black Feminist Resistance. Explore how colonialism and economic exploitation shape women’s lives and how feminist movements can unite to resist and rebuild. 📅 10 Dec | ⏰ 7 PM | 📍 Women’s Resource Centre Register 👇🏾 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-femi...

As part of #16DaysOfActivism, SBS and CWASU are hosting @rahilag.bsky.social and Bea Campbell to discuss their latest book Planet Patriarchy, in conversation with Professor Liz Kelly. 📍 @londonmetuni.bsky.social 📅 3 December | 🕓 4:30 PM Don’t miss out! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bea-campbe...

Fab review of my book on FiLiA's history. Kay Green can see my admiration for FiLiA & that my invocation of Palestine was not intended to derail it but make it more inclusive . As she says, 'Rahila didn’t throw a dead cat, she threw a live elephant.' kaygreen.blog/2025/10/30/v...

The SBS statement on FILIA, Zionism and Palestine is now open to signatures. southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/sbs-sta...

For those who have followed the fallout from the Filia conference: southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/sbs-sta...

For the record this is what I said @filiacharity.bsky.social 2025 conference. I'm being misrepresented by people intent on forwarding their own distorted agendas @maryamaldossari.bsky.social @maryamnamazie.bsky.social

All those who live within reach of Leicester, please come to this event.

Really great review by Jayne Egerton

Also my blood, sweat and tears 🙂

As part of the 10th celebrations, we share news of a book by @rahilag.bsky.social, British Feminism: Through A FiLiA Lens, a herstory of the #Feminist voices & activism of the last decade of #FiLiA Pre-order for collection at #FiLiA2025 or delivery 🔗 shop.filia.org.uk/products/bri...

The #FiLiA #newsletter is out! 🔗 bit.ly/FiLiANewsletter12092025 #FiLiA2025 speakers & sessions @glosswitch.bsky.social @rachelhewitt.bsky.social @laurafreixas.bsky.social @jophoenix1.bsky.social, FiLiA book by @rahilag.bsky.social, TUWN update @kiritunks.bsky.social @ph-severn.bsky.social & more!

Against Extractivism of Women & the Natural World; and Looking Forward, this book is a moment in time, captured. ‘With detailed testimony and wise commentary, @rahilag.bsky.social captures the blood, sweat, & tears of 10 years of British feminism, 2013-2023.’ ~ Melissa Farley

I am proud too to have got to know the inner workings of @filiacharity.bsky.social and the work they put in all year to organise the conference, produce weekly newsletter, support various campaigns, submissions to govt, lobbying local govt to bring about change for women

Our friend Rohan was arrested today for standing against genocide in Palestine.

💥 #FiLiA2025 session news 💥 PLANET PATRIARCHY: Why does Patriarchy persist, across diverse countries & cultures? @rahilag.bsky.social & @campbellbeatrix.bsky.social explore themes of their book, Planet Patriarchy: Global Tales of Feminism & Oppression, with Jayne Egerton. 🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

Long live people power.! Hope this kind of action spreads . Loss of business is the only thing that will change policy, not loss of lives. novaramedia.com/2025/09/02/i...

Sad, though predictable, what Starmer's Labour party is influenced by. Labour announces rapid asylum hotel closures but remains impervious to calls to deproscribe Palestine Action.

My article on the difficulties of writing about patriarchy for my joint book. Planet Patriarchy, with ‪@campbellbeatrix.bsky.social‬ in authoritarian countries where the lives and careers of activists are at risk: royalliteraryfund.substack.com/p/f9b7ad4d-5...?

Patriarchy refuses to die. But women are resisting, as @rahilag.bsky.social explains, in a fascinating conversation that takes us from Riyadh and Russia to Rojava. Listen to the full episode of In Solidarity here or wherever you get your podcasts www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/...

📅 The next hearing in the retrial of Manahel al-Otaibi — a fitness instructor sentenced by #Saudi authorities to 11 years for her peaceful activism — has been postponed to Tuesday 22 July, at the SCC in Riyadh. ALQST encourages diplomats to request access to the trial.

I wrote this for @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social ‬⁩: Nothing unnerves Britain’s loudest self-styled ‘feminist’ commentators more than the Palestinian flag — not as a cry for justice, but as an affront to their moral high ground. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/when...

Unboxing our book, Planet Patriarchy, the latest marketing wheeze recommended by the publishers. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @campbellbeatrix.bsky.social

‘... Campbell and Gupta ...tell shocking stories of violence against women, [but] they also celebrate the awesome wit, courage and creativity of feminist resistance. What an essential, intelligent and ultimately uplifting book!’ — Anne Karpf @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

We stand against the authoritarian turn of a Labour govt and publish a statement of solidarity with all those whose rights have been affected.

Great comprehensive thread on last night’s 📚📖launch event for Planet Patriarchy 🌎