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The tagline of Iran’s recent prowomen’s movement is translated from a Kurdish slogan which neatly captures the ideology of the Kurdish feminist revolution. Here a mural displays the Kurdish original. HERZI PINKI/CREATIVE COMMONS

23 Feb 2023 1 minute read

Before Iran, the Kurdish feminist revolution

Rahila Gupta examines the precursor to Iran’s ‘first feminist revolution in the world’: a Kurdish feminist...

Women stand in a row holding hands in the air

28 Dec 2021 3 minute read

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Taking on the torch-bearers of patriarchy

A growing number of women are going against the stream in India, writes Nilanjana Bhowmick.

7 Mar 2019 3 minute read

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Women: stop working!

Tomorrow’s strike embodies an alternative to neoliberal ‘female empowerment’, writes Lola Olufemi.

31 Jan 2019 3 minute read

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India: men and #MeToo

Why are Indian men feeling unsafe? Nilanjana Bhowmick reacts to the 'unease' expressed by Indian men in...

18 Oct 2018 4 minute read

This article is almost five years old.

Reforming the Gender Recognition Act is a feminist responsibility

The moral panic surrounding proposed changes is incoherent. Husna Rivzi explains why.

9 Sep 2018 4 minute read

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What does institutional justice look like?

Lola Olufemi examines what institutional justice means after the Avital Ronell controversy.

nationalism

9 Oct 2018 6 minute read

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Is nationalism ever a force for good?

Dalia Gebrial and Thomas Jeffrey Miley go head to head on this complex and topical issue...

Feminist students have occupied universities across Chile.

25 Jun 2018 6 minute read

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Occupying against the patriarchy

Chilean feminists have taken over university buildings until inequality is tackled. Giulia Dessi reports....

Iranian Women protest the veil

31 Mar 2018 1 minute read

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Iranian Women protest the veil

On 27 December 2017, 31-year-old Vida Movahed removed her headscarf, tied it to a stick and stood atop a telecoms box on...

Yarl’s Wood Hunger strikers: open letter

8 Mar 2018 5 minute read

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We demand an end to Yarl’s Wood injustice

On International Women’s Day, supporters of detainees write an open letter to the Home Secretary

F.A. Cole at Women Safe Institute, January 2018. Photo: Kyle G. Brown

8 Mar 2018 5 minute read

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Survivors and doctors fight back against FGM

Without proper care, the value of post-FGM reconstructive surgery can be limited. Kyle G. Brown reports.

MeToo backlash

25 Jan 2018 3 minute read

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Demanding a solution revolution

Dear #MeToo backlash, we feminists have heard it all before… Kate Smurthwaite writes.

Young girls in Malaysia are finding a safe space in social media networks.

3 Jan 2018 5 minute read

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A group of one’s own

For young girls across the Muslim world, social media has become a therapeutic medium. Hussein Kesvani ...

patriarchy

1 Oct 2017 6 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

The persistence of patriarchy

The roots of patriarchy, how it is sustained, and how to go about challenging it. By Cynthia Enloe.

6 Jan 2017 2 minute read

This article is more than six years old.

Declaring the year of sisterhood

Reflecting on a dismal year for women, Kate Smurthwaite
proposes a New Year's resolution.

3 Oct 2016 2 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

Toxic masculinity: what changed?

Pride in trivialising sexual violence needs to stop, now, writes Kate Smurthwaite.

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