Category Archives: gender

National Security vs. My womb Security (or the Day Lebanon Almost Raped Me)

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

  It’s quite something to write what just happened while the discourse on sexual harassment, rape and domestic violence seems to finally take wings in Beirut – and I expect it to be targeting legislative laxity, social backwardness and widespread … Continue reading →

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oppressed we're all oppressed

Posted on October 14, 2009 by

Since we’re lucky enough to have a premier who graciously lectures us about feminine beauty and its discontents, let’s all ask ourselves: are the human rights of a uyghur woman inferior to her beauty? And, if yes, is she less … Continue reading →

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delitti senza onore in turchia

Posted on August 16, 2007 by

Morire per essere scappate da un marito violento o da un matrimonio imposto. Uccise per un sospetto di adulterio. Oppure spacciate perchè vittime di stupro, magari proprio da parte di qualche parente: persa la verginità, la donna è “disonorata”, non … Continue reading →

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