Yesterday was an extraordinary day. Partly because in Italy the far left has wrested Tuscany from the left, and partly because in the Middle East, in the presence of Donald Trump and numerous world leaders, the agreement imposing a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas was solemnly signed. The moment was emotional, hard not to admit it. And the photo of the day will remain in history. Although perhaps it’s better not to
The official photograph of the event, taken at the International Conference Center in Sharm el-Sheikh, is indeed not beautiful. As a usually attentive colleague of the “Robe di donne” editorial team failed to point out to us, among the thirty great people of the world present – heads of state and government, presidents, royals, heads of the major international organizations and emirs there was only one woman. Giorgia Meloni. Which, not happy, was relegated to the far right – which may also make sense, for goodness sake – so much so that it didn’t even fit on the screen on the news. Not only that. Steps for the Arab leaders who are Arabs but among Western politicians there has not been one who, as courtesy would have it, if not exactly ceremonial, has invited her to move a little more to the center.
Yes, an extraordinary day for the Middle East; a little less for feminism. And no commentator said “well”.
But that’s right. Male chauvinism, if pushed there – to the bottom of the right – is not so toxic.