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Writer’s Alert: This Feminist Competition Targets Prejudice against Men

  • February 23, 2015
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Dancers as a shame. Dancers as a lustful facade. Dancing as a feminine activity. These stereotypes are the prime material of a newly released short story competition, aimed at breaking prejudice against men who dance.

Organized by the Forgotten Writers Foundation, and entitled “Mind of a Dancer,” the competition invites budding writers in Egypt and beyond to enter their stories before May 1, 2015. The proposal consists in writing a short story where the protagonist is a dancer, aiming at revealing how dancers from different cultures, backgrounds, social classes and genders feel, think, and dream.

“We can inspire writers to create new perceptions, and also allow dancers to reveal to the world who they really are, since not everyone understands the language of dancing,” says the organization’s founder Mahmoud Mansi. A writer himself, Mansi says the competition, which also includes strippers as a form of dance, will offer dancers a chance to share their passion and views in life, men, women, fashion, politics, and media.

For more information: Visit the Foundation’s website, or send your entry to dancer_writing_competition@hotmail.com.

 

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Journalist, globetrotter, and determined idealist. Since Valentina left her home country of Argentina, she has searched for ways to build bridges between cultures and foster dialogue. Her previous work in international organizations in Italy and Germany fed her passion for the world of development, while her 8-year journalistic experience in Argentina and Egypt increased her curiosity for everything that challenges the stereotype. She holds a BA in Journalism and a Masters in Peace Studies with a specialization in Human Rights.

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