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Feminism

Seven new Armanshahr publications for Persian readers

Good news for our Persian readers! 2020-21 has been LABORIOUS for Armanshahr|OPEN ASIA. Seven new & free to download books ranging from Feminism, Sexual and Gender Based Violence to Literature notably three books by RIP Master Rahnaward Zaryab, the great Afghanistan writer.

Monday، 18 January، 2021

Presenting the Mobile Film Festival in framework of Human Rights Week 2020

Mobile Film Festival   Open Asia – Armanshahr Foundation is pleased to bring to your attention in the framework of its Human Rights Week (8th edition) the 2020 Mobile Film Festival, focusing this year on […]

Tuesday، 24 November، 2020

Innovating to combat violence against women in the context of COVID19

Webinar exchange between women’s rights defenders from France, Mexico, South Africa, and Tunisia, four countries in which feminist organisations reacted quickly to the exacerbation of violence against women linked to the COVID-19 crisis.

Monday، 17 August، 2020

“Write in the light, be angry and revolt”: 7 Arab women writers who became icons of feminism

Raseef22 The Lebanese intellectual Gibran Khalil Gibran was right when he said: “Those who write in ink are not like those who write with the blood of the heart.” And Arab feminist writers are the […]

Monday، 17 August، 2020

Can feminism be Islamic?

Islamic feminism is a relatively new concept and not without controversy. Indeed many wonder whether it is possible to reconcile feminism with Islam – a religion critics regard as inherently patriarchal.

Monday، 4 March، 2019

Trump and Women: A Marxist Critique

We all know that Donald Trump is a misogynist. But that’s not the end of the story. Trump uses women in a calculated way to promote his business empire and political image.

Wednesday، 27 June، 2018

Celebrating International Day of the Girl Child, from India to Uganda

Women’s News                           I was interviewing and photographing a group of activist girls in Kampala, Uganda. Many were daughters of sex workers, all […]

Thursday، 12 October، 2017

How to Raise a Feminist Son

Source: NEW YORK TIMES By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNES LEE We raise our girls to fight stereotypes and pursue their dreams, but we don’t do the same for our boys. Image Credit Agnes […]

Friday، 16 June، 2017

We are only halfway to understanding women’s ‘agency’

Infochange India Feminism’s deepest belief is that women’s voices must come to the fore, but when they do, we find these voices often scuttle our assumptions about what should be the right/legitimate form of ‘agency’. […]

Friday، 4 March، 2016

Feminist and Gender Theories

This resource is the seventh chapter in the book Sociological Theory in the Conemporary Era: Text and Readings (2010) by Scott Appelrouth and Laura Desfor Edles. The chapter outlines each of the following feminist or gender analysts and the theoretical viewpoints associated with them.

Tuesday، 10 February، 2015