Monthly Archives: April 2012

On sexual aggressiveness

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Male sexuality has been socially conditioned to comprise of the same components as sports: it is aggressive and domineering, and it views women as “opponents” to defeat in order achieve high status within a male social order. Boys are taught … Continue reading →

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The Feminist Root of Fairytales

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

Evidently, fairytales have transformed these past centuries to perpetuate problematic cultural expectations of young girls. These complaints resonate with the contemporary feminist audience, who winces in dismay at tales of submissive princesses passively awaiting their knights in shining armor, who … Continue reading →

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On Interpreting the Qur’an and Subjectivity

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

As someone who has studied Arabic for a couple of years, compelled primarily by a desire to understand the Qur’an, and who remembers the frustration of not being able to understand it (and is aware of it still, because I … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, interpretation, Islam, Muslims, privilege, Quran | 14 Comments

cultural translations: salutatory gifts

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

In my mother’s culture, it is customary to bring gifts when visiting a friend or relative. By default, this is usually food, in the nicest dishes you own. My mother would place saran wrap over crystal plates and bowls containing … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Church Says Mother Theresa Should Have Been More Busy Speaking Out Against Abortion Instead of Ensuring Actual, Living Children Survive

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Charity, it’s so overrated. Washington Post, via Feministe A prominent U.S. Catholic nuns group said Thursday that it was “stunned” that the Vatican reprimanded it for spending too much time on poverty and social-justice concerns and not enough on condemning … Continue reading →

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It is Tuesday. Here is a plant.

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Plant(s). My youngest little brother has taken to growing plants in questionable containers by his windowsill, a feat I had never accomplished though I daydreamed of and romanticized it often. They are two baby tomato plants. I would tell you … Continue reading →

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The lipstick in the banner

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

Since months ago I’ve received a couple of emails that were all like “What color IS that?”, as well as a comment inquiring as to where I found an orange-based red lipstick (since both luxury brands and drugstore brands mostly … Continue reading →

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