On Personhood
She is so insanely cute my overaries are literally twitching. In India, a girl with named Lakshmi just survived a surgery to remove four extra limbs. I’m glad to hear that she made it out ok, and it’s certainly a heartening story. What particularly interests me about this case, though, is how it illustrates some [...]
...read moreRedeeming Qualities
It sure is interesting what passes for “redeeming” in anti-choice circles. Anti-choice columnist Jill Stanek writes about the Kevin Costner movie Mr. Brooks, in which the lead character is a serial killer — a serial killer who, she says, is given the redeeming characteristic of being pro-life (um, irony?). In Mr. Brooks, the teenage daughter [...]
...read moreWedgie-Proof Underwear? Sign Me Up!
Um. Well, I feel pretty bad posting this above some really important news, but this *might* be the greatest video of all time. Thank you Fox News, thank you so, so much. All the bullies at the office won’t know what hit ‘em. Those bastards. *best moment of the video: when they actually show you [...]
...read moreThis case minimizes true rape cases and demeans women who are really raped.
UPDATE: Post fixed so that comments are now enabled. Also, surprise surprise, Judge Deni was retained. And I’m moving this to the top. _____________________________________ So said Judge Denni in the recent “rape-as-theft-of-services” case. Today, Philadelphia residents voted on whether or not to retain her. We’ll see what happens. This case demonstrates a lot of things, [...]
...read moreGet Votin’
Polls close tomorrow, so go vote Feministe!
...read more“On Being a Muslim Woman Writer in the West”
(Disclaimer: I’m sick as a dog and still at work today, leaving early though. So if I ramble on in this post, forgive me) Ignoring the fact that I don’t want to keep writing about how my faith, my culture, my traditions are misunderstood (it can get a bit tedious at times), I feel obligated [...]
...read moreMore on the Egyptian Blogosphere
Because some of you all asked, I’m listing some Egyptian and non-Egyptian (but Middle Eastern) blogs that I know of or have heard about. Some are in English, others aren’t. Enjoy! Hadouta (Arabic) This is Reihab’s blog, which consists of little fictional stories. “Hadouta,” in Arabic, means “story” Wholeheartedly Sudaniya (English) This is Reem’s blog (another one [...]
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