Harambee: menstrual blood and the politics of solidarity
Artistic expression, language and shared rituals around menstruation have the potential to foster ‘harambee’, the Kenyan concept of solidarity, writes human-rights lawyer Farah Ahamed.
Tag: gender rights
Soraya Chemaly and Safiya Noble on ‘nipple politics’ and algorithms of gender injustice
A recent discussion between two formidable feminist intellectuals Soraya Chemaly and Safiya U. Noble underscored the gender bias inherent in digital technologies, especially control over depictions of the female body.
15 out of 299 – Portraits of the fierce women in India’s Constituent Assembly
There were only 15 women in India’s Constituent Assembly, which first convened in 1946 with 299 members. A new book ‘The Fifteen’ highlights the contributions of these trailblazing women in shaping India’s Constitution, and their struggles for gender and social justice, while battling myriad challenges in their own lives.
Bawari Basanti on Defying Hypocrisy and Making Honest Music
How can music be a tool for social change and personal development? Popular folk-singer and social-media star Bawari Basanti tells us.
“Misogyny Exists Everywhere”: Wealth and Education Don’t Change Patriarchal Mindsets, says UK-based Activist
London-based women’s rights activist Zahra Rasouli helps rescue victims of gender and gang-based violence and child sexual exploitation. She believes gender discrimination is a global phenomenon.
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