Rahila Gupta
rahilag.bsky.social
Rahila Gupta
@rahilag.bsky.social
Refugee from Twitter. Will be keeping my head down for a while. Planet Patriarchy, my joint birthing effort with Beatrix Campbell will be published in July 2025. All views are my daughter's. www.rahilagupta.uk
Pinned
My co-written book with @campbellbeatrix.bsky.social will be launched on 3rd July in Central London. To book your place, go to bit.ly/PlanetPatria...
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...
January 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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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.
Starmer allies urge him to block Andy Burnham from running in byelection
Greater Manchester mayor has applied to stand for Labour in Gorton and Denton, setting up potential fight for PM’s political future
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:37 AM
January 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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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
January 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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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
January 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Finally a piece in The Guardian to promote my co-written book with Beatrix Campbell, Planet Patriarchy.
January 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Great piece!
December 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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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...
December 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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-...
The Hope of the Future is Still in Rojava
Forged during the Syrian war, Rojava’s experiment in radical self-government offers a lens for examining how the left sustains hope under siege.
tribunemag.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Speaking at this event on Hindutva, Modi's attempt to give India a Hindu nationalist makeover
COMING SOON: our annual under 30's youth activist gathering 🤩

📢WE RISE
Sat 21 Feb 26, 12pm

📍 Leeds Cardigan Centre
🎟️ Travel subsidies available⁠

⁠We Rise is a FREE day of political education and workshops to inspire us to fight for a just world.

www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
. @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...
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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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...
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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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...
Bea Campbell and Rahila Gupta in conversation with Liz Kelly
At this year's CWASU and SBS collaboration, Bea & Rahila will discuss their new book on patriarchy's many faces in the age of globalisation
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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...
October 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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
October 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
All those who live within reach of Leicester, please come to this event.
📢📚Rahila Gupta (@rahilag.bsky.social) presents “Unholy Alliance: Religion & Patriarchy”, co-author of Planet Patriarchy. She argues religious shackles prevent women’s liberation—especially in Russia, El Salvador and Saudi Arabia. Sun 26 Oct, 6:30pm • Secular Hall: All welcome ☕ Donations welcome.
October 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Really great review by Jayne Egerton
September 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Also my blood, sweat and tears 🙂
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
September 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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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...
September 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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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
September 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM