Topless 19-year-old FEMEN activist, Amina Tyler sparks massive outrage!

A young Tunisian woman has taken FEMEN's topless struggle for women's rights across the Mediterranean.

19-year-old Amina Tyler posted two photos of herself topless on Facebook in mid-March after having sent them to FEMEN in February. The first image shows Amina with the words "F**k your morals" written across her chest. In a second photo the woman had painted "My body belongs to me, and is not the source of anyone’s honor," in Arabic on her body. 

Tyler told the Tunisian newspaper Jadal she wanted to "make the voice of Tunisian women heard and protect them from suppression,”.

The photos sparked fierce reactions from conservatives in the country. The Agence France Presse reported that Islamist hackers had taken over FEMEN's Tunisian fanpage Wednesday night and had replaced photos of topless women with Quranic verses. "Thanks to God we have hacked this immoral page and the best is yet to come," read one message signed by "Al-Angour,". "The page has been hacked and God willing, this debauchery will disappear from Tunisia," another said.

On March 21, a second Tunisian woman posted a topless photo on Facebook and expressed her support for Amina.

Concerns for Tyler's well-being rose last week in the wake of the Islamist threats. Several media outlets reported that the woman had disappeared, with FEMEN leader Inna Shevshenko saying she was unable to reach the Tunisian activist. 

Le Monde reported on Monday however that according to her lawyer, Tyler is in safety. Famous laywer and feminist Bochra Belhaj Hmida told the AFP that "Amina told me she was doing fine and was going to take up school again soon." She added that "she didn't disappear, wasn't admitted to a hospital," addressing rumors that Tyler's parents had her admitted to a mental hospital.

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