The use of nudity has been a key symbol of Ukraine's FEMEN protests for women's liberation. In light of the ongoing controversy surrounding the Ukrainian women’s rights group FEMEN and their nude protests across Europe aiming to counter the anti-women’s rights positions in the Arab world, Muslim women have lashed out, saying that taking off their clothes “does not liberate me.” There seems to be a chasm between those who support FEMEN action and those who disagree with the use of nudity >>>

STORY about Direct ActionGenderIdeasPovertySexuality posted on April 5, 2013 by krystle.alarcon Topless activists show solidarity with threatened Tunisian woman by Krystle Alarcon Femen Quebec on University Ave., near Tunisian Embassy office in Montreal. Photo by Francis William Rhéaume Femen Quebec rallied for a short 15 minutes to avoid being pinned for indecent exposure by police. Photo by Francis William Rhéaume A group of six women and three men protested in the Tunisian >>>

A group angered by the actions of topless feminist protestors is making its presence known on social media. The members of Muslim Women Against Femen are encouraging supporters to participate in Muslimah Pride Day to show that they do not agree with the Ukraine-based group’s actions, including Thursday’s Topless Jihad Day. RELATED: AMINA TYLER SUPPORTERS SET TOPLESS JIHAD DAY FOR APRIL 4 “This is an opportunity for Muslim women to get a say and show people that we have a voice too, that we come in many different shapes and sizes that we object to the way we are depicted in the west, >>>

There were topless protests today (April 5) in Europe and North America as part of what the Ukraine-based feminist group Femen is calling a “topless jihad”. The feminist group, which describes itself as “sextremists”, routinely stages disruptive actions in protest of a variety of government policies and social problems they deem sexist or against the interests of women. Today’s topless demonstrations were held in support of a 19-year-old Tunisian woman named Amina Tyler. Tyler attracted controversy and international attention earlier this year when she posted partially nude photos of >>>

A group of Muslim women have joined forces to protest against the work of Femen, branding them “white colonial feminists”. Muslim Women Against Femen launched an online response to Femen’s “topless jihad day”, which urged activists to bare their breasts in support of Tunisian teenager Amina Tyler. The group, which claims Femen are Islamophobes and imperialists, has opened a Facebook page featuring images of women holding up slogans such as “Nudity DOES NOT liberate me and I DO NOT need saving” and “Shame >>>

She's topless. She's angry. And she is, literally, taking liberties. The activist in this picture took part in a protest in Paris in support of Amina Tyler, a young Tunisian woman who has been targeted by Islamists after she put a bare-breasted picture of herself on her Facebook page in March with the words "Fuck Your Morals" and "My Body Belongs To Me, And Is Not The Source Of Anyone's Honour" painted across her chest.Both Tyler and this activist are members of Femen, the radical feminist group that originated in the Ukraine and specialises in topless politics. Hackers attacked Femen's Tunisian >>>

A group of Muslim women has launched an online campaign in response to demonstrations by bare-breasted activists staged in front of mosques and Tunisian embassies across Europe. The "Muslimah Pride Day" was organised in response to the Ukrainian women's rights group Femen's self-declared "Topless Jihad Day", a day of topless protests around the world to support Tunisian activist Amina Tyler. Organiser Sofia Ahmed, writing on Facebook, said: "Muslimah [Female Muslim] pride is about connecting with your Muslim identity and reclaiming our collective voice. Let's show the world that >>>

  There was a time in 2011, when you couldn’t walk in central London without bumping into sluts. I am of course, referring to the Slutwalk march that took place in the capital that June.  Following the example of Canadian women – who in turn were sparked by the throwaway comment of a policeman who advised women to “avoid dressing like sluts” to remain safe from rape – women took to the streets to protest rape culture and slut-shaming. I heartily approved, even as I sat it out. Slutwalk, with a message of genuine goodness and worth >>>

The use of nudity has been a key symbol of Ukraine's FEMEN protests for women's liberation. In response to the growing topless protests by Ukrainian women’s organization FEMEN, Muslim women from across the globe has come together to tell the women’s rights activists that “nudity does not liberate me.” It is the latest in the ongoing controversy surrounding FEMEN, who have come to international fame for their nude protests in front of embassies calling for women’s liberation in Europe and >>>