European feminists are accused of selective outrage and double standards, practicing a brand of 'white feminism' which ignores the concerns and rights of black and brown women (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

Gaza is also a war on women: where are European feminists?

by Shada Islam, Brussels,

On International Women's Day, European feminists must break their deafening silence on the unspeakable horrors facing women and girls in Gaza.

Israel's unrelenting offensive in Gaza, following the October 7 Hamas terror attack, spares no one. The overall number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces has topped 30,000.

The Hamas raid into southern Israel killed about 1,200 Israelis. 10...

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Shada Islam is an EUobserver columnist, and independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project. She has recently won the European Woman in Media award and the Media Career Award 2023 for her outstanding work and powerful voice on EU affairs and focus on building an inclusive Union of Equality.