Posts Tagged ‘ women ’

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)?

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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?

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No revolution for Egyptian women

Despite the political earthquake that has rid Egypt of its patriarch-in-chief, attitudes to gender remain largely the same. Now women must stand up for their rights.

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Sexual harassment: Dreaming of a harassment-free Egypt

Efforts to break the silence and taboo surrounding sexual harassment will eventually lead to a harassment-free Egypt.

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Sexual harassment: I was harassed and I’m stupefied!

By Yosra Mostafa Until the revolution in social attitudes comes, women should face their harassers with a loud voice and a shebsheb (a slipper). Monday 20 June 2011 I went to Tahrir Square before, during the golden days of the revolution. It was too crowded, but I was not harassed. Yet on that particular...

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Sexual harassment: 18-day social revolutions do not exist

Tackling harassment requires much more than a political revolution: it needs a social movement that restores people's dignity and promotes equality.

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