Gender and Rights
Not Just Decor: The Struggle for Real Women’s Rights in Lebanon
Lebanese feminist collective, Nasawiya, have organized a march in support of a recent bill which would criminalize marital rape for January 14th.
Selective Shivers in the Islamist Winter
Tunisia`s example demonstrates that we cannot necessarily assume that Islamism can only lead to an oppressive proverbial harem for women (and even men) or that and secularism is the only route to achieve good.
Celebration of Arab Culture at Lincoln Theatre
Look, aside from the World Cup, we Arabs really only enjoy two other things with equal pleasure: Fashion and Music. Take a look back at the last Arab wedding you’ve been to, remember Uncle Sammy dressed in a plaid powder-blue suit and dancing to Nancy Ajram with the ferocity that makes Mick Jagger look like a white boy at a Zulu coming-of-age ceremony.
VIDEO: Woman Arrested for Wearing Niqab
The above is a video taken on July 31st. The video shows, at first from a distance, a sort of commotion taking place across the street. As it continues and as the person with the cameraphone approaches, it becomes clear that around 3-4 French police officers are fighting with a woman wearing the niqab, a [...]
Reducing Chances of Being Sexually Harassed in an Arab country
The following list is by no means a guaranteed obliteration of all unwanted verbal or physical advances.
A Letter to Saudi Women Drivers
Saudi Women who stand up to the regime simply by driving should also challenge it’s intervention in Bahrain.
Arabs Get Creative About Development
A group of young Arab students in Montreal are working on an international development conference for this upcoming fall.
The Bodies of Permanent War
Masculine bodies in the war on terror.
Female Imams
Chinese Islam retains characteristics that set it apart. The communist revolution with its emphasis on gender equality has left its mark here. Mao famously said that “women hold up half the sky”, a lesson China’s Muslims seem to have imbibed well.
Gender liberation and the Arab Spring
Reflections on the Arab Spring and its impact on gender equality in the Arab world.
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