When Aliaa Elmahdy wanted to protest about the repression of women in Egypt, she did it in the most provocative way possible - by posting a photo of herself naked on the internet.
Tonight's Dateline at 9.30pm on SBS ONE looks at the storm of outrage it prompted in the Islamic world, and how it also mobilised feminists worldwide in support of her.
"This is my body and I've decided to post the photo. It's about having the freedom to post or not. About not imposing things upon me," she explains.
Aliaa and her supporters want to see Egypt's political revolution followed by a social revolution, with many saying that women's rights have actually taken a step backwards under Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Aliaa speaks candidly on Dateline about her rebellious campaign, which has ultimately forced her to leave Egypt and apply for asylum in Sweden.
"I read the constitution. There are some articles paving the way for other things... more discrimination, more oppression and more interference in people's personal lives," she says. "I've never been scared of those in power or of objecting to the things they do."
But being abroad hasn't silenced her, as she protests naked in front of Stockholm's Egyptian Embassy with only a fake copy of the Koran to cover her modesty.
See Dateline's profile of Aliaa Elmahdy tonight at 9.30pm on SBS ONE, and read more now on the Dateline website.
