“Our main goal is to make films and media content out of the stories that people in this country never want to feature on mainstream platforms. We want to be a voice and a platform for people who had their experiences buried and overlooked,” says Myriam Mikhael, co-founder of Amena. Amena is a platform creating content and starting conversations to combat gender-based violence. Mariam Solika, Myriam Mikhael, and Nayra Ashraf are three young Egyptian Television Journalism graduates from Misr International University (MIU). Having noted that the overwhelming majority of Egyptian women have suffered some form of sexual harassment in their lifetime, they decided to dedicate their graduation project to documenting the digital anti-sexual harassment movement that took place in Egypt in 2020, through a platform for productions, stories, and initiatives combating different forms of gender-based violence. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amena – آمنة (@amenaspace) According to Ashraf, co-founder of Amena, the social media account on Instagram aims to be a “safe space for those sharing their stories, seeking guidance or hoping to help, in a fear-free, shame-free and stigma-free environment, as well as…
