A decade after the uprisings that saw the end of dictatorship in Tunisia, the promise of democracy remains unfulfilled, particularly for Tunisian women. Examining the dynamics of justice in cases of gender violence, Ola Galal looks at how Tunisian women use social media to challenge the entrenched tendencies to ignore violence against women through online campaigns like #EnaZeda. However, as Galal argues, women in rural areas seldom benefit from these digital mechanisms for redress.
Ola Galal
Ola Galal is a PhD candidate in anthropology at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center. Her research focuses on feminism, human rights, and justice in Tunisia. She holds an MA in sociology and anthropology from the American University in Cairo. Previously, she worked as a journalist covering the Middle East and North Africa, and her writings appeared in Mada Masr, Jadaliyya, and Bloomberg Newsweek. Galal is a 2017 International Dissertation Research Fellow.