Posts Tagged ‘ women ’

The battle for the soul of the Arab man

The polarised debate over Arab women overlooks the fact that men can be victims of the patriarchy too and their identity is a cultural battlefield.

Read more »

Confessions of a would-be Egyptian revolutionary

Confessions of a would-be Egyptian revolutionary

Returning to Egypt for the first time since the revolution, an expat desktop rebel discovers the inspirational, the troubling and the simply bizarre.

Read more »

International Women’s Day: Male feminist pigs?

Some regard possession of a vagina as crucial for membership in the feminist movement. But can't a man be a feminist too?

Read more »

International Women’s Day: Empowering the average Mo

Arab men who do not fit the traditional ideal of manhood are often regarded as inferior, and this stereotype holds back the emancipation of women.

Read more »

Sarah Palin v Queer Theory

Sarah Palin v Queer Theory

Which is more empowering or threatening for the gay community: the idea that sexuality is a lifestyle choice (unnatural) or an innate trait (natural)?

Read more »

Revolution@1: Sex and the citizen in Egypt and America

Revolution@1: Sex and the citizen in Egypt and America

Fundamentalists in America and Egypt are obsessed with "virtue "and "vice". But the rise of Islamists threatens to bind Egyptian women in a moral vice.

Read more »

التغلب على الخوف، الخطوة الاولى لنساء مصر

قبل الثورة لم يكن سهلا ان نتخيل نساءا تتحدى سلطة الاب او الزوج وتخرج للتظاهر لكننا وجدنا نساءا واجهن الموت والخوف ,وتلك هى الخطوة الاولى لمواجهة اى غبن

Read more »

In the shadow of the pharaohs

In the shadow of the pharaohs

Even though the downfall of Egypt's modern "pharaoh" has scared tourists away, Luxor, the seat of Egypt's ancient rulers is still well worth visiting.

Read more »

Rejected by the right, Western Muslims are only left with the left

No Muslim in their right mind would support far-right Christian groups in the West, though they may well symathise with their Muslim equivalents elsewhere.

Read more »

From Arab spring to summer of love in Egypt?

The Egyptian revolution awoke hopes of a new era of gender equality and of greater sexual liberty. But how likely is Egypt to have its own summer of love?

Read more »

Subscribe to Chronikler.com

Subscribe
3962 feed subscribers

Blog Rating

8.7