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Few, other than feminists, take up the cause of the poorest
Radical feminist BAZILE paints a picture of life in Senegal, where class, patriarchy and religion act to keep women in a state of subordination

BY NOW we ought to have elected our new president — but this has not happened. President Macky Sall has delayed the elections which had been due to take place in February, sparking outcry. During this crisis, we have seen shameful images of uniformed members of our defence and security forces attacking women. 

Absa Hane, a journalist, was arrested while working; her male colleagues untroubled. Another woman, supposedly a protester, was manhandled into the back of a black pick-up truck, filmed by mobile phones. In these uncertain times more than ever, the condition of women is a feminist concern. 

Nothing can ever be taken for granted, not democracy… certainly not women’s rights. It only takes political crises for rights to be undermined, trampled on or withdrawn. 

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