Women and rape
A reader responded to my earlier article on women with a two part article. Below are my comments to the articles. If I have more, I will update. If a […]
Women’s rights
Women and Power : The Gender Battle
Patterns of assumptions and stereotypes manipulate collective responses. Patterns based on things we refuse to acknowledge or even are aware of. “Strong man”, “Caring mother”, “damsel in distress”, “hen pecked”, “old coot”,
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On making India safer
We are hearing storied of police brutalities all the time. Human rights abuses by armed forces. Hideous crimes against women by their own families or random society. Abuses, murders and
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The role of women beside men : Afghan Life
Gity Yousafi speaks about the right of women to work as they wish, like men. Women and men both of them have a special role in the society. Both of
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Marriages cases lots of problems in Herat : Afghan Life
The latest contribution from our brave and insightful Gity Yousafi. This post is a part of the Afghan Life series, which is a series of emails and articles written by
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Passive Alcoholism : Coming out of the closet
Passive alcoholism is what I have started calling the experience of being under the influence of a person under the influence of alcoholism. Those following me on Facebook were aghast
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The Self-Immolation in Herat
In this post from the Afghan life series, Gity Yousafi speaks with awe inspiring and heartbreaking honesty of one of the most serious issues facing the well being of women
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Questioning the sex ratio and reflexive assumptions: India census 2011
Our gender ratio is now 912 female kids to every 1000 male. Female foeticide is a bitch. No pun intended. Sex abortions are illegal in India. I am totally against
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Tears dry, drought remains
The Indian state has managed to keep the devastating drought in the country out of the National consciousness. Just as it has kept quiet the massive destruction of water resources,
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