Monthly Archives: February 2012

The Legacy of Fatima

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Though men and women may have appropriated Fatima in different ways, men as usual authored nearly all of the preserved literature regarding her biography, so that censored writings of history function as a paradigm. This symbol of Fatima has consequently … Continue reading →

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Sectarianism and Privilege

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

In studying Islam and researching religious tradition, I naturally encounter sectorial differences in the perception of religious figures and in the practice of religious rituals; —while I’ve described my renouncing approach to Islamic sects, in dismissing sectarianism and contemplating its … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Mercy–Help fight domestic violence, a video by Zeina Shaaban

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Zeina Shaaban, a good friend of mine who is extremely dedicated to ending domestic violence and has protested in writing against the proposals of those who would prevent legal protections in Lebanon, has created a magnificent video denouncing domestic violence … Continue reading →

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Why I Cannot Support the Legalization of Prostitution

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Let me first say that I have no judgments about sex workers, that I would only criminalize buying sex (not selling it), that I care very deeply about the women in sex work, that I would pledge my allegiance to … Continue reading →

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“I’m into/not into [insert race here]” is racist.

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

Yes, yes, yes. From The Question of Fetishization, by Natalie Reed (via Lisa Millbank at A Radical TransFeminist) Clearly, people have all kinds of different idiosyncratic attractions. Red hair, dark hair, blond hair, curly hair, straight hair, particularly large or … Continue reading →

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Gender Wage Gaps by Level of Education (2008); by Gender and Race (1970—2010)

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

Click each of these to enlarge. (Institutionalized racism, in case you’re living under a rock and need proof white privilege exists.) In other fun news concerning the representation of women: Democratic Women Boycott House Contraception Hearing After Republicans Prevent Women … Continue reading →

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On sexual knowledge

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

Very briefly, I’d like to address the annoying and incessant reemergence of a peculiar social/unfortunately feminist phenomenon: the defining of sexual pleasure in rigid constraints and the application of these constraints to the criteria of a feminist accordingly. You may … Continue reading →

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“How do you pronounce your name?”

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Näähĭdä (Arabic) ناهدة Nähēdä (Hispanic and Asian subcontinent) Nahēdä (American) [iambic ;)] Received this question yesterday and thought I’d throw it out. It’s been chaotic here; apologies for the recent brevity–will write soon. *kiss*

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Mary, Mary

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

In one of my classes yesterday, we were discussing the Virgin Mary, particularly when she appeared as Virgen de Guadalupe, and I was reminded of how uneasy and erased I feel whenever Mary is defined as a Catholic saint. Of … Continue reading →

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badass.

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

I’ve seen this picture before, but I recently came across it on Facebook again. So in the name of women who breastfeed being unjustly shunned to the outskirts of society: Shove it in people’s faces. Also, under the last post … Continue reading →

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