About this episode

Zineb Mouhyi discusses her concept of mothering as a transformative practice for social change and personal growth.

"I have come to believe something that sounds simple and is anything but: if Mothering were the axis around which we revolved, we would liberate the world. By Mothering I do not mean the biological act of giving birth, or the domestic role that has been used to confine us. I mean the practice – available to all people, in all bodies – of tending to life with full presence: protecting it, nourishing it, teaching it to know itself, trusting it." These are the words of our guest this week, mother, writer, scholar and activist: Zineb Mouhyi in her forthcoming book series, on 'Mothering Liberation'. She defines mothering as the everyday politics - available to all people in all bodies - of tending to life and making every child ours. The book series will be made of three books. The first on mothering ourselves, the second on mothering our children, and the third on mothering the world. Zineb has been an advocate for social change through education, notably through the charitable organizations she co-founded — YouthxYouth & the Weaving Lab — and through her PhD research on the role of education in the Palestinian liberation struggle. I've been privileged to read the early chapters…

People in this episode

Host: Accidental Gods

Guest: Zineb Mouhyi

Topics covered

• mothering
• social change
• education
• activism
• personal growth
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: YouthxYouth, the Weaving Lab

Books & works: Mothering Liberation, Mothering ourselves, Mothering our children, Mothering the world

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