Cultural adornments: How clothes fashion identity and mask bigotry
By Khaled Diab The clothes we wear speak volumes about our individual and collective identities. However, the history of fashion
Read moreBy Khaled Diab The clothes we wear speak volumes about our individual and collective identities. However, the history of fashion
Read moreBy Khaled Diab The Danish government plans to force minorities out of what it classes as “ghettos”, but its Denmark’s
Read moreBombing Afghanistan will not bring back women in short skirts, rather it will only empower men in short skirts (beards and long trousers). The path to gender equality lies in internal reform, as Tunisia demonstrates.
Read moreDespite their conservative reputation, a growing number of veiled Muslim women are taking up football… and giving men a run for their money.
Read moreMosul’s youth are desperate, disillusioned and terrified because “ISIS will never let us have a future, we could die any second.”
Read moreBefore ISIS began targeting Iraq’s minorities and cultural heritage, it set to work veiling women in a new dark age, reversing decades of hard-won gains.
Read moreTo those who believe the way a woman dresses invites harassment, hear this: she is not to blame – her harassers are.
Read moreThe fog of war obscures the similar challenges facing women in Israel and Palestine and how the conflict hinders them from finding common cause.
Read moreEven 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 moreBy Yosra Mostafa Until the revolution in social attitudes comes, women should face their harassers with a loud voice and
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