Tag Archives: France

Celebrating Bastille Day, feminist style

By Chloe | Published: July 18, 2012

TweetLast weekend, France celebrated Bastille Day, the national holiday that commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison during the French Revolution in 1789. It was a big day here in Paris; When I stepped out of my front door on Saturday, it was to see tanks rolling down the street on their way to a [...]

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DSK questioned by French police about Banon’s rape accusations

By Samhita | Published: September 12, 2011

TweetAfter the rape charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn were dropped in New York, he returned to France to more questioning about another potential rape, this one of Tristane Banon. Banon is claiming she was raped by DSK when she was interviewing him for her book in 2003. After the investigation, prosecutors will decide if they are going to [...]

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The limits of a WOC feminist stance within the context of global racism.

By Samhita | Published: April 14, 2011

TweetA few days ago I was stuck in the airport and luckily caught Mona Eltahawy debating blogger Hebah Ahmed on Elliot Spitzer’s show on CNN “In the Arena” about the ban on face veils in France, piety, feminism and xenophobia. It is worth a watch because they both make really good points and also because [...]

Also tagged Islamophobia, veil, Women of Color, Xenophobia | Comments closed