Tag Archives: veil
Feministing Year In Review: Jos spreads the love
TweetDo you have any idea how lucky I feel to blog with such a brilliant, badass crew? I was supposed to pick two posts to highlight, but I totally cheated. As you’ll see this afternoon, cheating is the theme of the day. Anywho, here’s a few examples of times my fellow bloggers made my brain [...]
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Italy moves closer to banning face-coverings
TweetFollowing in suit with Belgium and France, Italy passed a draft law yesterday that entertains the expansion of public safety laws that would ban women from wearing face coverings. It appears that using government to fight religious expression is a continuing trend in the European Union. via Guardian UK. The draft, which was passed by [...]
The limits of a WOC feminist stance within the context of global racism.
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 [...]
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Agency is easily overlooked if you actively erase it
TweetVia Muslimah Media Watch comes a lesson in how not to advocate for women’s rights. This ad is from Germany’s International Human Rights campaign. The text translates to: “Oppressed women are easily overlooked. Please support us in the fight for their rights.” As Jos wrote the other day about France’s ban on the full face [...]
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Does Lena Dunham’s “casual racism” matter?