Google Doodle celebrates birthday of Egyptian artist and feminist Inji Aflatoun

Taking center stage on Google today is late Egyptian artist and feminist Inji Aflatoun, with a Google Doodle celebrating her 95th birthday. Aflatoun was both a prolific artist whose work was characterized by broad and colorful brushstrokes and, according to the National, an outspoken advocate for women’s rights in early 20th century Egypt. Her activism, which was infused into her earlier work, centered on the premise that both gender and class oppression were linked to imperialism.