Sexual harassment: Undressing naked prejudice
To those who believe the way a woman dresses invites harassment, hear this: she is not to blame – her harassers are.
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Egypt’s underground sisterhood
Egyptian women are under attack from a failing patriarchy. But what is overlooked is that they are fighting back through grassroots emancipation.
Read moreConfessions of an Egyptian infidel
Though never officially recognised, atheists and agnostics have always been part of Egypt. Society now needs to grant us our right not to believe.
Read moreItaly: why flags and crowds can corrupt the view
The least you’d expect of a disgraced politician is to bow out of the limelight. Not Silvio Berlusconi with his grandstanding and rent-a-crowd.
Read moreUgly discrimination in the face of beauty
The curious case of Arab men reportedly deported for being “too handsome” demonstrates that the beautiful can also be the victims of discrimination.
Read moreGay 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 moreEgypt’s women of mass destruction
Does a gaff about rural women’s breasts belie the belief among Egypt’s new Islamist leadership that women are the source of all society’s ills?
Read moreThe naked truth about Egypt’s body politic
One young woman’s daring nude protests are unlikely to emancipate Egyptian women, but will they actually hurt the cause of freedom and equality?
Read moreNearly sisters: the common cause of Israeli and Palestinian women
The fog of war obscures the similar challenges facing women in Israel and Palestine and how the conflict hinders them from finding common cause.
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