Gay pride (and prejudice) through the ages
Historical examples of homosexuality being tolerated by Judaism, Christianity and Islam can help overcome homophobia and reinvent these faiths.
Read MoreHistorical examples of homosexuality being tolerated by Judaism, Christianity and Islam can help overcome homophobia and reinvent these faiths.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreArab 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 MoreDespite 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.
Read MoreUntil the revolution in social attitudes comes, women should face their sexual harassers with a loud voice and a shebsheb (a slipper).
Read MoreBlogging won’t raise awareness about sexual harassment more than it already has. We must focus our efforts on lobbying the government to do more.
Read MoreUnflattering as some western stereotypes are of Arab men, Western women also get a bad press in conservative Arab circles.
Read MoreSome in the west are more likely to believe in elves in Middle Earth than in Arab men in the Middle East who are secular and do not oppress women.
Read MoreBarring men from the delivery room will not make giving birth any easier. In fact, it is a case of throwing out the father with the bathwater.
Read MoreEgyptian women have broken their silence on sexual harassment and are demanding the right to go out in public unpestered.
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