My feminist life – after childbirth. Yes, it does exist.
A friend of mine likens becoming a mother to being in a “twilight zone between human and animal.” It sounds wrong – but writing this as my son, Lev, sleeps beside me in his basket, having turned 3 weeks old today and cried for most of the morning (inspiring me to flounce off to sleep [...]
...read moreThe feminist naturist. A.k.a. the “naked grandmas” post!
This is one of those guest-posts I’ve been promising to write for many an age now. I hope you enjoy…? I became a naturist in a totally feminist fashion – all due to a man. When he told me that he believed that genuine nude beaches were the best, my initial reaction was, “Um, hell [...]
...read moreI knew they were going to make it about Lara Logan’s looks
(For more on the “they”, please see Jill’s post below. Trigger warning, etc.) Because that’s what happens when you’re a female foreign journalist in the Middle East. Get hurt? Well, you shouldn’t have been a female foreign journalist in the Middle East, and certainly not a BLOND one! In the immortal words of Eddie Izzard [...]
...read moreThe nice pregnant lady’s guide to not offending polite society*
This guide has been compiled with your best interests at heart. If you think otherwise, just remember, you’re a little lady whose little lady brain is now addled by more hormones than ever! Best not to question the experts at this time, dear. * – Do note, however, that this guide extends only to dealings [...]
...read moreRT journalist Natalya Arkhiptseva wasn’t thrilled about some drunk dude’s sexual advances. And got shot as the result.
This is a guest-post. I’d like to thank Jill & Cara for giving me the green light. This is Natalya Arkhiptseva. She works at Russia Today. In the same building as I do (I work for The Moscow News, which is owned by RIA Novosti, and RT and RIA are neighbours). On October 9, Natalya [...]
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But he’s an artist! She’s a “drunk cow”! What do you MEAN he can’t rape her?
Sexual assault trigger warning. You know the drill. Last month, I was graciously allowed to write a guest post here on Feministe – about Russian artist Ilya Trushevsky, and how people are defending him much like the fools who defend Roman Polanski. Gee, I had no idea how right I was. I mean, I knew [...]
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The Roman Polanski Humanitarian Award: Ilya Trushevsky & other recipients
This is a guest post by Natalia Antonova. Sexual assault trigger warning. So. Seems that something evil happened in Moscow over the May Day weekend. Ilya Trushevsky, a young artist famous for installations that involved turtles covered in rhinestones (I know, I know), was arrested and charged with attempted rape of a 17-year-old student. You [...]
...read moreChild marriage: sex and money, Juliet and Fawziya Ammodi
This guest post is a part of the Feministe series on Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I think a TRIGGER WARNING is appropriate here. Why does the institution of marriage exist? Even highly romanticized commercials for De Beers speak to the primary historic nature of the marriage contract: material well-being, as well as securing that well-being [...]
...read moreHow I wore hijab and how much it sucked for me
Up until recently, I lived in Jordan. I worked. I played. I was in love. I had two cats named Fanty & Mingo. I also got sexually harassed. I got sexually harassed so much that I’d sometimes sit in my apartment after dark and seriously consider not doing an emergency tampon run, because I knew [...]
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“Murder in the Name of Honour”
TRIGGER WARNING. Discussion of violence to follow. Hello! Today, Jill is generous enough to let me guest-blog about Rana Husseini’s new book - Murder in the Name of Honour. I attended the Jordanian launch last night, and finished the book within the space of a few hours. Reading it took precedent over biological functions such as [...]
...read moreThe Gaza Ceasefire and the Hereafter
Thanks to Jill for letting me do this guest-post. My apologies if it’s a bit slapdash. I went out to my friend’s house in the west of Amman last night, and stared at Israel glittering in front of me. Looking out over the Dead Sea at night, it’s hard to imagine violent death rampaging next [...]
...read moreHugs, Kisses, Poetry, and Verka
Thanks for having me, Feministe, and thanks for reading and responding, guys. I hope you stop by my magazine every once in a while. If you’d like to submit, keep in mind that we looking for more humor writers, as well as new coverage of election 08. If you’re a poet, consider contributing to our [...]
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