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In this episode of Voices Across Waters, Noe Diaferia speaks with Asmaa Elmalky about ecofeminism as a systemic alternative to patriarchy, neoliberal exploitation, and colonial power. Asmaa reflects on the layered realities of Egypt — urban and rural, Mediterranean and African. She explains why ecofeminism must grow from local communities rather than be imposed as a universal framework.
From this perspective, ecofeminism becomes a practice rooted in context, history, and everyday life.
Together, Noe and Asmaa discuss borders, political repression, and solidarity under occupation. They also reflect on why Palestinian struggles must remain central within Mediterranean activism. This conversation moves between personal experience and political analysis. At the same time, it shows that solidarity is not about speaking for others, but about listening, amplifying, and building resilient communities beyond difference.
Asmaa Elmalky (interviewee) is a feminist environmental lawyer from Egypt. She holds a Master’s degree in International and Comparative Law from The American University in Cairo and is Head of Research at the Egyptian Foundation for Environmental Rights.
Noe Diaferia (interviewer) is a transfeminist activist from Southern Italy. They are active in the nonviolent civil resistance movement Bruciamo Tutto, advocating for radical systemic change and social justice.
This podcast series is part of the Ecofeminism in the Mediterranean initiative. It uses a chain-interview format to create relational dialogue across territories, experiences, and struggles.
Research & Degrowth is an academic association dedicated to advancing research, training, and collective reflection on degrowth, ecological justice, and post-growth transformations. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, it supports critical thinking and collective action toward socially just and ecologically viable futures. Project coordination and leadership by Lena Penšek, activist and communicator of the Ecofeminism in the Mediterranean project, with visual identity and artwork by Alexandra Mestre. Find out more at degrowth.org
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