Category Archives: Feminism

Veiled Values

By Guest | Published: August 9, 2010
This is a cross-post by Kenan Malik In his bestselling book America Alone, the Canadian writer Mark Steyn fantasises about the state of Europe in 2020. The Islamists have stormed to power right across the continent. No English pub can sell alcohol. Holland’s gay clubs have been relocated to San Francisco. And every French woman is [...]
Also posted in Anti Muslim bigotry, Fashion, Freedom of Religion, Human Rights, Identity Politics, Islamism, Moral relativism, Multiculturalism, Secularism | 15 Comments

G!D the “misogynist” and other cyclical lepidopterisms

By bananabrain | Published: May 6, 2010
thanks to the delightful sonia from pickled politics, i ended up in a jolly discussion over at butterflies and wheels on feminism and religion. they seem to have closed the comments for some reason, but i still thought it was an interesting subject and thought i’d continue it here if anyone (like ophelia benson or [...]
Also posted in Blogosphere, Esoterica, Ethics, Exegesis, Hermeneutics, Human Rights, Interfaith, Jewish Extremism, Moral relativism, Obscurantism, Secularism | 8 Comments

Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and the Left

By Guest | Published: April 26, 2010
From Meredith Tax of Taxonomy Blog: **** I’ve been thinking about feminism, human rights, and the left and want to explore some of the ideas I laid out in a blog in February called “Underlying Philosophical Differences,” which discussed Gita Sahgal’s struggle with Amnesty. I kept asking myself why I cared so much. I have never even been a member [...]
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Islam Needs a Sexual Revolution

By Guest | Published: October 14, 2009
This is an interview from Spiegel-Online, of the German-Turkish writer Seyran Ates. She discusses her new book, which describes the necessity of a sexual revolution in the Islamic world, the recent integration debate in Germany and the arrogance of German women’s rights activists. SPIEGEL: Ms. Ates, in your controversial new book, you call for a sexual revolution in [...]
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Little Lolitas?

By Guest | Published: October 8, 2009
This piece by Laurie Penny is cross-posted from Penny Red. It also comes with this warning from the author: [This entry comes with a trigger warning for mention of rape and abuse involving young girls. It's also possibly the angriest post I've ever written.] **** Thanks to a new book, ‘The Lolita Effect’, and a kiddy-sized pole-dancing kit [...]
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