Think Pink [Taxi]: Can Segregation Solve Egypt’s Harassment Problem?

6000by Eleni Maria Rozali

Gender binaries are ingrained from the moment people are born: blue is for boys and pink for girls.

Therefore, segregation usually starts from the moment that mum starts decorating the nursery as well.

Then, there are girls’ films – boys’ films, girls’ toys – boys’ toys, and the list goes on and on. Society imposes this segregation in more ways than we are willing to admit.

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Women in Music

MAKEBASPANby Eleni Maria Rozali

This past month while exploring the ICT4D, the concept of healing has been coming up very often from people who have engaged in the process of participatory media.

Having been a music producer in the earlier stages of my career and having felt the healing powers of music, I felt compelled to write an article about music as a method of participatory communication and how it has been used to revoke negative female stereotypes.

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