Over the last decade, we have seen many rights activists being tortured and oppressed in Saudi Arabia. Among the most prominent was Raif Badawi, the blogger who was sentenced to ten years in prison and 1,000 lashes for “insulting Islam” online in 2014. And among the detained women in Saudi Arabia …
It is common knowledge that most women who serve in the Lebanese armed forces in fact work in administrative or logistical roles. However, we have been seeing a major change during the last decade. As reported by the BBC News this month, the Lebanese armed forces top commander, General Joseph …
For feminism to be effective it must centre on the most marginalised. Does intersectional feminism on social media achieve this?
Women account for half of the world population. However, they do no benefit from the same rights as their male counterparts. Many possible reasons can be brought to the fore: religion, politics, patriarchy… but what is important now is the eagerness to rebel against the existing system and to modernize …
Social media has provided a new stage for feminism, and today women have the microphone.
One little girl. Only 11 years old. Raped and then, pregnant. She was obliged to have the baby, no abortion allowed. Almost 6 months of torture, of rekindling THE moment…and a caesarea. 2 suicide attemps. Who can blame her? Argentinians jumped to the streets because this was torture and Social …
How is feminism changing in the age of social media? Collectiveness, community, connectivity… is social media shaping our feminist protests?
An unfair verdict, disregarding the victim, her suffering. Too many proofs against five men: the perpetrators. A video, harassment and humiliation recorded, for nothing. This drove Spaniards to take the streets and the Social Media walls, just to defend her, because the judiciary system was far from doing that!
Sex strikes are more about sisterhood, the power that women may have if they work together. So, these protests can cast light on women’s growing power; just very different from men power, usually less violent, but often equally effective.
Is the fight for climate change action taking on a female face? This post looks at the role gender plays in action on climate change and how this is facilitated by new media.
