Gender issues
July 2010 - Advocates of banning the face veil want to take away the only choice some women have – the choice to conform.
Queer times in Belgian politics
June 2010 - The product of an odd political marriage between left wing Belgian unionists and radical Flemish nationalists could be the world’s first openly gay male premier.
May 2010 - An Arab-American Miss USA may have put Muslim beauty on the western map, but let's also recall all those women of courage and talent.
Miss USA 2010 and an Islamic cover-up
May 2010 - Rima Fakih's Miss USA win is welcomed by many Arab-Americans, but some neocons denounce it as a sinister Islamic plot.
May 2010 - Het zogenaamde 'burqaverbod' is een vrouwvriendelijke wetvoorstel.
May 2010 - Belgium's effort to ban the face veil is a statement of female empowerment and a vote against religious fundamentalism.
April 2010 - Marriage and fatherhood bring out the best in some. But for many it’s an unbearable weight, and so they leave. Why is this?
Hating the 'world's smartest woman'
January 2010 - Linda De Win is clever, competitive and middle-aged – would Belgians respect her TV victories if only she were male too?
January 2010 - A Saudi journalist is demanding that women be given the right to four husbands. Should equality mean monogamy or polygamy for all?
Closing the 'hijab murder' file
November 2009 - The life sentence imposed on Marwa al-Sherbini's killer shows that European Islamophobia exists but is not institutionalised.
November 2009 - As the singer prepares to visit Egypt, Christian and Muslim fundamentalists agree: Beyoncé is the root of all evil.
October 2009 - Having kids is no longer the preserve of married couples, or couples full stop, it now seems. That’s all good and well, but does it mean dads will soon be surplus to requirements? No way!
Stilettos: career boosters for the down at heel?
September 2009 - Just because I want to wear high heels to work, that doesn’t make me a brainless bimbo.
July 2009 - Egyptian outrage at the brutal murder of Marwa Sherbini, the ‘hijab martyr’ is understandable. But If Egyptians want better justice for Muslims in Europe, then they should demand more justice for non-Muslims at home.
A brief history of brainy women
February 2009 - Where does Gail Trimble fit in the brainy women’s hall of fame?
November 2008 - Why is fairness so coveted in societies with darker skin?
November 2008 - Society is becoming more equal but our surnames – borrowed from fathers and husbands – lag behind. Is there a fairer system?
November 2008 - The Dutch parliament is considering whether protecting unborn children should supersede the rights of parents to procreate.
