Monique El-Faizy
@moniqueelfaizy.bsky.social
Paris-based journalist and author
France added a consent clause to its rape law last month. At least one court didn't get the message.
A famous lawyer was acquitted last week when the court decided he didn't intend to rape his intern. A change in law is important but not enough. The culture needs to change too.
A famous lawyer was acquitted last week when the court decided he didn't intend to rape his intern. A change in law is important but not enough. The culture needs to change too.
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
France added a consent clause to its rape law last month. At least one court didn't get the message.
A famous lawyer was acquitted last week when the court decided he didn't intend to rape his intern. A change in law is important but not enough. The culture needs to change too.
A famous lawyer was acquitted last week when the court decided he didn't intend to rape his intern. A change in law is important but not enough. The culture needs to change too.
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Bags of cash. Russian mafia. Gold bars.
Crypto wallets. Drunken Australians.
A $60million jet. Domestic violence.
Meet the Dubai-based Irish horse-racing heir Michael Burke allegedly at the centre of a global money laundering web.
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Crypto wallets. Drunken Australians.
A $60million jet. Domestic violence.
Meet the Dubai-based Irish horse-racing heir Michael Burke allegedly at the centre of a global money laundering web.
villagemagazine.ie/dubai-heir-c...
Dubai Heir, Congo Air - Village Magazine
When Paris police picked up a drunk Australian carrying €195,000 in cash, they uncovered an alleged money-laundering scheme led by a Dubai-based Irish horseracing heir linked to British royals.
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October 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Bags of cash. Russian mafia. Gold bars.
Crypto wallets. Drunken Australians.
A $60million jet. Domestic violence.
Meet the Dubai-based Irish horse-racing heir Michael Burke allegedly at the centre of a global money laundering web.
villagemagazine.ie/dubai-heir-c...
Crypto wallets. Drunken Australians.
A $60million jet. Domestic violence.
Meet the Dubai-based Irish horse-racing heir Michael Burke allegedly at the centre of a global money laundering web.
villagemagazine.ie/dubai-heir-c...
What if the message behind a beloved book is not as benign as it seems?
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The Dark Lesson of The Giving Tree
On the dangerous idea that women are here to give—and men are entitled to take.
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October 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
What if the message behind a beloved book is not as benign as it seems?
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When a kick-ass reporter uncovers a story as crazy as any thriller. villagemagazine.ie/dubai-heir-c...
Dubai Heir, Congo Air - Village Magazine
When Paris police picked up a drunk Australian carrying €195,000 in cash, they uncovered an alleged money-laundering scheme led by a Dubai-based Irish horseracing heir linked to British royals.
villagemagazine.ie
October 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
When a kick-ass reporter uncovers a story as crazy as any thriller. villagemagazine.ie/dubai-heir-c...
While much about the appeal trial for the only of Gisèle Pelicot's rapists to have contested his conviction was depressingly familiar, there were hopeful glimmers indicating that change is underway.
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When Gisèle Pelicot Speaks, People Listen
Last week, she was exasperated, angry and indignant.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
While much about the appeal trial for the only of Gisèle Pelicot's rapists to have contested his conviction was depressingly familiar, there were hopeful glimmers indicating that change is underway.
www.thepersistent.com/gisele-pelic...
www.thepersistent.com/gisele-pelic...
This is not an exaggeration of what is happening in the U.S. This is history repeating itself. Only we can stop it, and only en masse.
On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This is not an exaggeration of what is happening in the U.S. This is history repeating itself. Only we can stop it, and only en masse.
Alaa was a symbol for all who wanted to believe in a better Egypt. He & his family paid dearly for his refusal to give up that hope.He is finally free. I pray he & his family are able to heal.
Egypt Pardons Most Prominent Political Prisoner www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/w...
Egypt Pardons Most Prominent Political Prisoner www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/w...
Egypt Pardons Most Prominent Political Prisoner
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September 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Alaa was a symbol for all who wanted to believe in a better Egypt. He & his family paid dearly for his refusal to give up that hope.He is finally free. I pray he & his family are able to heal.
Egypt Pardons Most Prominent Political Prisoner www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/w...
Egypt Pardons Most Prominent Political Prisoner www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/w...
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On growing up, leaving, and redefining what it means to belong.
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Between Home and Belonging
What a recent visit to my parents taught me about identity, roots, and the spaces in between
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August 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
On growing up, leaving, and redefining what it means to belong.
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midlifeinparis.substack.com/p/between-ho...
This is why I will always pay more to avoid riding with Uber when I can. Not because I fear being assaulted myself, but because the company doesn't prioritize the safety of women.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem
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August 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This is why I will always pay more to avoid riding with Uber when I can. Not because I fear being assaulted myself, but because the company doesn't prioritize the safety of women.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
Tales of sexual abuse are always upsetting, but they’re particularly hard to stomach when the victims are young. Abuse of young children was one of the many unexplored elements of the Pelicot trial. Every time I read one of these stories, my heart breaks all over again.
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Ex-girlfriend of Delta pilot arrested on plane is also charged with joining in abuse of her daughter
The mom not only knew her daughter was being abused, she watched — and even participated, according to the documents.
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July 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Tales of sexual abuse are always upsetting, but they’re particularly hard to stomach when the victims are young. Abuse of young children was one of the many unexplored elements of the Pelicot trial. Every time I read one of these stories, my heart breaks all over again.
nypost.com/2025/07/30/u...
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As we grow more polarized and disconnected, we are losing our capacity to feel for one another. When that happens, we all suffer.
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The Distance Between Us
On empathy, objectification, and the subtle ways we stop recognizing each other’s humanity
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July 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
As we grow more polarized and disconnected, we are losing our capacity to feel for one another. When that happens, we all suffer.
midlifeinparis.substack.com/p/the-distan...
midlifeinparis.substack.com/p/the-distan...
attended the homage to Gisèle at the Avignon Festival and wrote about it for @thepersistent.bsky.social
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‘I Couldn’t Stay Away’
A reenactment of the Dominique Pelicot trial takes on a life of its own, becoming as real as the trial itself.
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July 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
attended the homage to Gisèle at the Avignon Festival and wrote about it for @thepersistent.bsky.social
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Buckle up kids.
People inside the Beltway have been buzzing about this for a day and a half. I heard about it, and I’m in Paris.
The rumors I heard yesterday are to the effect that the Journal has a copy of a birthday card or note written by Trump to Epstein, and it says …
The rumors I heard yesterday are to the effect that the Journal has a copy of a birthday card or note written by Trump to Epstein, and it says …
Scoop: The Wall Street Journal is working on a story highlighting Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein—but is said to be facing pressure from the White House, with Trump himself calling Editor-In-Chief Emma Tucker to object.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...
July 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Buckle up kids.
What is it that prevents people for standing up for what’s right—or that motivates those who do?
We Will Regret Not Standing Up to This Venomous Cruelty www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...
We Will Regret Not Standing Up to This Venomous Cruelty www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...
Opinion | We Will Regret Not Standing Up to This Venomous Cruelty
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July 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
What is it that prevents people for standing up for what’s right—or that motivates those who do?
We Will Regret Not Standing Up to This Venomous Cruelty www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...
We Will Regret Not Standing Up to This Venomous Cruelty www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...
Ten years? Is it time for France to revisit its rape sentencing guidelines?
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French doctor handed 10-year jail term for abusing patients
A French court sentenced a doctor to a 10-year prison term on Saturday for raping nine of his patients during medical consultations, according to a lawyer representing some of the victims.
www.rfi.fr
July 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Ten years? Is it time for France to revisit its rape sentencing guidelines?
www.rfi.fr/en/internati...
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This really, really makes me angry.
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A Colonial-Era Law Made Marital Rape Legal in India. The Government Refuses to Change it.
In India, arranged marriage is a common practice. Some marriages work out, of course, while in others, a family’s honor is protected, whatever the cost.
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June 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This really, really makes me angry.
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Every time I see one of these stories, I wonder who are these ICE thugs and where did they find them? Do they train them to be this aggressive or do they just find people who are already that way?
Brad Lander Is Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...
Brad Lander Is Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...
Brad Lander Is Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse
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June 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Every time I see one of these stories, I wonder who are these ICE thugs and where did they find them? Do they train them to be this aggressive or do they just find people who are already that way?
Brad Lander Is Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...
Brad Lander Is Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...
It takes action, not words, to rebuild systems. If you’re not doing anything concrete, can you really call yourself an ally?
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June 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It takes action, not words, to rebuild systems. If you’re not doing anything concrete, can you really call yourself an ally?
midlifeinparis.substack.com/p/men-steppi...
midlifeinparis.substack.com/p/men-steppi...
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“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
Doechii at the #BETAwards
Doechii at the #BETAwards
June 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
Doechii at the #BETAwards
Doechii at the #BETAwards
Well, duh. Could have seen this coming. Let's hope he realizes he's shooting himself in the foot here and finds a way to dial it back quickly.
Brand-new polling from YouGov out this AM finds Trump's actions re: LA underwater. Double-digit disapproval on sending in Marines.
This should be a reality check for those people arguing the protests inherently help Trump bc his immigration approval # is positive.
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This should be a reality check for those people arguing the protests inherently help Trump bc his immigration approval # is positive.
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
June 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Well, duh. Could have seen this coming. Let's hope he realizes he's shooting himself in the foot here and finds a way to dial it back quickly.
For my book, I asked @equalitynow if countries with consent-based rape are better at prosecuting sex crimes than those without. They said the best laws in the world are meaningless if not adequately enforced--meaning it can all come down to one person. bit.ly/43Z6W6E
Untested: New podcast takes listeners inside a detective's hunt for a sexual predator
In Untested, an exclusive podcast from USA TODAY and Witness, a detective brings listeners along as she tracks a sexual predator.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
For my book, I asked @equalitynow if countries with consent-based rape are better at prosecuting sex crimes than those without. They said the best laws in the world are meaningless if not adequately enforced--meaning it can all come down to one person. bit.ly/43Z6W6E
The men inside the kiosk where I bought these were speaking Arabic. Not the North African Arabic one hears in Paris, a familiar one. “I’m Egyptian too” I said n Arabic, and we went on to have a basic conversation. It was the first time I’d used Arabic in years. I’ve retained more than I'd realized.
June 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The men inside the kiosk where I bought these were speaking Arabic. Not the North African Arabic one hears in Paris, a familiar one. “I’m Egyptian too” I said n Arabic, and we went on to have a basic conversation. It was the first time I’d used Arabic in years. I’ve retained more than I'd realized.