Posts Tagged sikhism

By Maya Dusenbery • 11 years ago

Weekly Feminist Reader

A photographer examines the struggle to provide women with safe, respectful care during childbirth.

Rush Limbaugh says VAWA is just a mean plot by the Democrats to make the GOP look bad. Obviously.

There’s a profile of feminist bad-ass Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this week’s New Yorker.

A interesting discussion of women’s position within Sikhism.

“Women don’t just need to lean in. They need to carefully calibrate the angle of their approach to suit every possible scenario.” Amanda Hess on the contradictions in Sheryl Sandberg’s advice to working women. And alternative takes from Anna Holmes and Rebecca Traister.

How the War on Terror in England became a war on women and children.

“I’m tired of constantly establishing my value. I’d rather ...

A photographer examines the struggle to provide women with safe, respectful care during childbirth.

Rush Limbaugh says VAWA is just a mean plot by the Democrats to make the GOP look bad. Obviously.

There’s a ...

balpreetkaur
By Samhita • 12 years ago

A Sikh woman does not apologize for her appearance and everyone learns something

This is amazing. Reddit user “european_douchebag” snapped and posted a pic of a Sikh woman in an airport for LOLz. What was so funny about the picture? The woman in it, Balpreet Kaur, has facial hair and she is not ashamed of it. If anything, she believes this is an expression of her faith.

Sent to her by friends, Kaur replies to the initial post on Reddit, 

Hey, guys. This is Balpreet Kaur, the girl from the picture. I actually didn’t know about this until one of my friends told on facebook. If the OP wanted a picture, they could have just asked and I could have smiled However, I’m not embarrased or even humiliated by the attention [negative ...

This is amazing. Reddit user “european_douchebag” snapped and posted a pic of a Sikh woman in an airport for LOLz. What was so funny about the picture? The woman in it, Balpreet Kaur, has facial hair and ...