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Category: Opinion

Reclaiming the Muslim Woman’s Body by Faiqa Mansab

5th July 20225th July 2022  Faiqa Mansab

Faiqa Mansab discusses the prejudice and oppression – patriarchal, Islamophobic and colonial – that Muslim women face the world over and asks for a form of feminism which centres their needs and experiences too.

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Posted in My Feminisms, Opinion, PoliticsTagged: Bodies, Faiqa Mansab, Feminism, menstruation, Muslim Women, My Body's Bodies Editorial, opinion piece, Rawdah Mohamed, Shamsia Hassani, the hijab

Owning the Body by Ayo Deforge

21st March 2022  Ayo Deforge

In this moving and powerful piece, Author Ayo Deforge discusses bodily agency, freedom of choice and consent, and the French state’s unrelenting control over citizens’ bodies during the pandemic.

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Posted in Creative Writing, Health and Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, OpinionTagged: Bodies, Corona Virus, Covid-19, France, My Body's Bodies Editorial, Pandemic, vaccination

Dwaal by Irenosen Okojie

4th October 20216th October 2021  Irenosen Okojie

In this courageous and powerful piece, Irenosen Okojie discusses the emotional abuse and exploitation Black women creatives have experienced in various arts industries and calls for greater accountability amongst white male perpetrators.

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Posted in Creative Writing, Non-Fiction, OpinionTagged: art, black women, Black Women Creatives, Black Women's Lives Matter, Dwaal, Feminism, FKA Twigs, Intersectional Feminism, Irenosen Okojie, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Reese Witherspoon, Rolake Osabia, Shirley Jackson, Tina Turner

The Politics of Couscous

26th April 202126th April 2021  Leila Gamaz

Couscous traditions have been passed down through women since 200 BCE in North West Africa. Here, in light of the custom being added to UNESCO’s Cultural Heritage list, Leila Gamaz discusses why Algerian women should have the choice whether to enjoy and pass this tradition on to the next generation.

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Posted in Opinion, PoliticsTagged: Algeria, Algerian War of Independence, Algerian women, couscous, essay, Food, Ghazi Gherairi, Intangible Cultural Heritage list, Intersectional Feminism, La Maison Lahlou, Leila Gamaz, Maghreb, Malika Bendaouda, Morocco, North Africa, opinion, traditions, UNESCO

I am a woman and was once a refugee: we must not forget about this minority during Covid-19

10th June 202010th June 2020  Rabia Nasimi

Rabia Nasimi discusses the invaluable support and outreach work the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association continues to do with women from the Afghanistan diaspora, and calls for the UK not to forget this minority during the pandemic.

Read More “I am a woman and was once a refugee: we must not forget about this minority during Covid-19”
Posted in OpinionTagged: ACAA, Afghanistan, Afghanistan and Central Asian Association, Afghanistan Diaspora, Covid-19, Lockdown Living, Rabia Nasimi, Refugee Week, Refugees, Taliban

It’s time to stop talking about “national security”.

2nd March 20202nd March 2020  Genevieve Riccoboni

Militarized nationalism, devoid of history and context, relentless in its push for American hegemony, is completely inconsistent with progressive values, argues our contributor Genevieve Riccoboni.

Read More “It’s time to stop talking about “national security”.”
Posted in Opinion, PoliticsTagged: Feminism, Human Rights, Human Security, Immigration, International Relations, Policy, US politics

Reflections on the Policed Freedom of Caster Semenya

3rd May 20193rd May 2019  Sanelisiwe Gantsho

Born in South Africa’s province of Limpopo, Sanelisiwe Gantsho has always felt a special affinity with Olympic medallist Caster Semenya. Here Gantsho reflects on what the CAS ruling means for black female athletes, trans individuals and South Africa as a whole.

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Posted in OpinionTagged: Athletics, Caster Semenya, Court of Arbitration for Sports, IAAF, Limpopo, Sarah Baartman, South Africa, Transgender communities

It’s time for Athena SWAN to be intersectional at the departmental level.

30th April 201930th April 2019  Furaha Asani

Deploring the lack of diversity in academia, Dr Furaha Asani calls for greater accountability and reflection within STEMM departments through initiatives like the Athena SWAN award.

Read More “It’s time for Athena SWAN to be intersectional at the departmental level.”
Posted in Opinion, Postgraduate Corner, STEMTagged: Athena SWAN, Athena SWAN Silver award, Feminism, Gender Equality, Gender equity, Higher Education, Intersectional Feminism, Intersectionality in Academia, Scientific Women's Academic Network, STEM, STEMM, University

Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place and Surpassing Small Minds

22nd April 201928th April 2019  KUCHENGA

Our contributor, Kuchenga Shenjé, offers a personal reflection on the importance of Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place. Has Kincaid’s text aged well in a Caribbean wrestling with the baggage of colonial rule and its residual prejudice towards queer individuals?

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Posted in Arts, Books, OpinionTagged: A Small Place, Anna Himali Howard, Antigua, Cherelle Skeete, Deray McKesson, Dr Brittney C. Cooper, Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, Frantz Fanon, Gully Queens, Jamaica, Jamaica Kincaid, Kid Fury, Kingston, Lady Phyll Opoku, Martinique, misogynoir, neo-colonialism, Nicola Alexis, Queerness, Susan Sontag, Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Gate Theatre, The New Yorker, The read Podcast, UK Black Pride

Are Black Women Academics Really Included in Women’s Month Celebrations?

10th April 201922nd April 2019  Furaha Asani

UK universities are celebrating International Women’s Month (IWM), but Black women academics are still getting left behind, writes our contributor Dr Furaha Asani.

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Posted in My Feminisms, Opinion, Postgraduate CornerTagged: Academia, Athena SWAN, Black Early Career Researchers, Dr Furaha Asani, Dr Nicola Rollock, Feminism, Higher Education, International Women's Month, Intersectional Feminism, Race Equality Charter, Universities

Brands: Stop Using Suicide to Sell Your Products

21st March 201921st March 2019  Helen Long

After Burberry’s recent fashion “faux pas” with its fall/winter 2019 collection, Helen Long considers how brands need to be more responsible when it comes to the depiction of violence and suicide.

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Posted in Arts, Fashion, Film and Media, OpinionTagged: 13 Reasons Why, Burberry, Fashion, Mental Health, netflix

They say it is love. We say it is gendered labour.

8th March 20198th April 2019  Harriet Thompson

Gender disparity doesn’t just exist in the home and workplace, but in university classrooms too. Our contributor Harriet Thompson considers the imbalance of gendered admin labour in higher education and calls for institutional change.

Read More “They say it is love. We say it is gendered labour.”
Posted in My Feminisms, Opinion, Postgraduate CornerTagged: Academia, Doctoral Study, Emotional Labour, Emotional Work, Gender disparity, gendered admin labour, gendered labour, Mental Load, unpaid work, Wages for Housework
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