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A Definitive Guide to Women and Feminism

If, like me, you believe your reading to-do list and home library is ever in need of expansion, the following bibliography should prove a boon. Libcom.org has put together a good list of literature on...

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A call for aspiring writers and film lovers of the Arab Spring!

The Swivel Theatre Company is seeking writers to submit one-act plays about Arab Women in the Arab Spring to be showcased during a 4 week run in June 2013 at the White Bear Theatre, London. The tales...

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Of Packages and Poses

In recent years the prevalence of naked women in magazines and newspapers has provided a stimulus for debate. For those against (The Sun‘s Page 3 for example), the argument is clear: the...

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IWD 2013: Selective Awesomeness

Since there will be superb acts of activism taking place around the globe today, I have selected but one that has provided goose-bumps of respect. Hat-tipping Nadine Moawad for this, activists in...

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IWD 2013: Best of the Rest: Women, Struggle and Radical Change

A rudimentary translation of an insightful article over at Café Thawra, Femmes en lutte, ou l’espoir du changement radical, that explores the role of women in the MENA region campaigning for change. As...

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Rose and Black

A striking piece of art by the Lebanese artist, Flavia Codsi: Codsi’s representations of women are stunning: bold contrasts, reinterpretations of old classics (Vermeer’s in particular) and nuanced...

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The Myth of the Iron Feminist

It came to my attention yesterday that the former PM, Margaret Thatcher, has passed away. This, in itself, is old news – more interesting is the way this development found its way throughout the hubbub...

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>> Burnesha

A truly arresting project by Jill Peters, Sworn Virgins of Albania captures the women who have chosen at a young age to take on the male identity for life. The centuries-old tradition of taking on the...

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Some Delightful Pictures of Souad Hosny

It’s cloudy and I think I have the plague. So here are some luscious images of Egyptian actress Souad Hosny to brighten up the doldrums: *This one makes me want to rub my face furiously. Iconically...

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And so God Laughed

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