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13 February 2015updated 16 Feb 2015 10:33am

Feminism has been hijacked by white middle-class women

To paraphrase bell hooks: there is little point making women equal to men when not all men are equal. 

By Myriam Francois

(Photo By Women in Egypt mark the anniversary of the Arab Spring at a rally in Tahrir Square. Photo: Getty)

This is the transcript of a speech given by Myriam Francois-Cerrah in an Oxford Union debate on 12 Feburary. She was speaking in favour of the successful motion “This House believes that feminism has been hijacked by white middle class women”.

Ladies and Gentleman, it is a pleasure to be here with you this evening.

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