Monique El-Faizy
@moniqueelfaizy.bsky.social
Paris-based journalist and author
For those of you who think that Dominique Pelicot was an outlier, or that this is a French problem, EUROPOL launched a special project specifically to combat drug-facilitated sexual abuse. Notice that the US is a partner. It’s everywhere. www.europol.europa.eu/how-we-work/...
Project MEDUSA – A project dedicated to combat drug-facilitated sexual assault | Europol
Project MEDUSATarget: Drug-facilitated sexual assaultPartners: Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, The Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States.Duration: April 2026 – ongoingProject...
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I don’t need a study to tell me this. At the most difficult moments of my life, the sea is where I found solace. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The rise of blue-space therapy: how the sea is helping people deal with trauma, anxiety and addiction
‘Sea cures’ are not new but the idea that exposure to oceans, rivers and lakes can be medicine for the brain is gaining traction
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We need to have zero tolerance for sexual abuse, regardless of on which side of the aisle it takes place. Also, we saw this coming. How about we start reacting at the first hint of impropriety instead of hoping the crisis never arises. Truth will out. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
Calls Mount for Platner to End Campaign After Rape Accusation
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It was a privilege to share a stage with these women. So many important subjects broached; there’s never enough time. I’m grateful to the @journalismfestival.com for providing a platform for women’s voices, among many others.
Cult Podcasts@cultpodcasts.com · 6mo ago"The #EpsteinFi…" International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com @annettef24.bsky.social @moniqueelfaizy.bsky.social @jessmichaelsspeaks.bsky.social @luciaoc.bsky.social 16 Apr 2026 [0:54:56] #HumanTrafficking #Cult https://s.cultpodcasts.com/LAUH4ve2s0iX-cyPEQ-EZw
Yes, because these kinds of actions have worked out well in the past. Tyranny is imposed incrementally. It’s time for the courts to hit the breaks. Federal Judge Approves Trump Effort to Obtain List of Jews From Penn www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/u...
Federal Judge Approves Trump Effort to Obtain List of Jews From Penn
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Right. Because men with privilege rarely face consequences for sex crimes. It’s infuriating. Prosecutors Plan to Drop 2 Charges Against Alexander Brothers www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/n...
Prosecutors Plan to Drop 2 Charges Against Alexander Brothers
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There was always going to be more to this story; there had to be. Because—sadly—there are generally few consequences for powerful men who commit sex crimes. I had a hard time believing that was enough to prompt Charles to strip him of his title. Watch this space www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested at Sandringham estate
Former prince arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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France added a consent clause to its rape law last month. At least one court didn't get the message. A famous lawyer was acquitted last week when the court decided he didn't intend to rape his intern. A change in law is important but not enough. The culture needs to change too.
Bags of cash. Russian mafia. Gold bars. Crypto wallets. Drunken Australians. A $60million jet. Domestic violence. Meet the Dubai-based Irish horse-racing heir Michael Burke allegedly at the centre of a global money laundering web. villagemagazine.ie/dubai-heir-c...
Dubai Heir, Congo Air - Village Magazine
When Paris police picked up a drunk Australian carrying €195,000 in cash, they uncovered an alleged money-laundering scheme led by a Dubai-based Irish horseracing heir linked to British royals.
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What if the message behind a beloved book is not as benign as it seems? open.substack.com/pub/midlifei...
The Dark Lesson of The Giving Tree
On the dangerous idea that women are here to give—and men are entitled to take.
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When a kick-ass reporter uncovers a story as crazy as any thriller. villagemagazine.ie/dubai-heir-c...
Dubai Heir, Congo Air - Village Magazine
When Paris police picked up a drunk Australian carrying €195,000 in cash, they uncovered an alleged money-laundering scheme led by a Dubai-based Irish horseracing heir linked to British royals.
villagemagazine.ie
While much about the appeal trial for the only of Gisèle Pelicot's rapists to have contested his conviction was depressingly familiar, there were hopeful glimmers indicating that change is underway. www.thepersistent.com/gisele-pelic...
When Gisèle Pelicot Speaks, People Listen
Last week, she was exasperated, angry and indignant.
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This is not an exaggeration of what is happening in the U.S. This is history repeating itself. Only we can stop it, and only en masse.
Home of the Brave@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 12mo agoOn October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
Alaa was a symbol for all who wanted to believe in a better Egypt. He & his family paid dearly for his refusal to give up that hope.He is finally free. I pray he & his family are able to heal. Egypt Pardons Most Prominent Political Prisoner www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/w...
Egypt Pardons Most Prominent Political Prisoner
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On growing up, leaving, and redefining what it means to belong. midlifeinparis.substack.com/p/between-ho...
Between Home and Belonging
What a recent visit to my parents taught me about identity, roots, and the spaces in between
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This is why I will always pay more to avoid riding with Uber when I can. Not because I fear being assaulted myself, but because the company doesn't prioritize the safety of women. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem
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Tales of sexual abuse are always upsetting, but they’re particularly hard to stomach when the victims are young. Abuse of young children was one of the many unexplored elements of the Pelicot trial. Every time I read one of these stories, my heart breaks all over again. nypost.com/2025/07/30/u...
Ex-girlfriend of Delta pilot arrested on plane is also charged with joining in abuse of her daughter
The mom not only knew her daughter was being abused, she watched — and even participated, according to the documents.
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As we grow more polarized and disconnected, we are losing our capacity to feel for one another. When that happens, we all suffer. midlifeinparis.substack.com/p/the-distan...
The Distance Between Us
On empathy, objectification, and the subtle ways we stop recognizing each other’s humanity
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attended the homage to Gisèle at the Avignon Festival and wrote about it for @thepersistent.bsky.social www.thepersistent.com/pelicot-tria...
‘I Couldn’t Stay Away’
A reenactment of the Dominique Pelicot trial takes on a life of its own, becoming as real as the trial itself.
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