cheattowin:

Our political revolutions will not succeed unless they are accompanied by revolutions of thought — social, sexual, and cultural revolutions that topple the Mubaraks in our minds as well as our bedrooms…
…We are more than our headscarves and our hymens. Listen to those of us fighting. Amplify the voices of the region and poke the hatred in its eye. There was a time when being an Islamist was the most vulnerable political position in Egypt and Tunisia. Understand that now it very well might be Woman. As it always has been.

Source: Foreign Policy

Our political revolutions will not succeed unless they are accompanied by revolutions of thought — social, sexual, and cultural revolutions that topple the Mubaraks in our minds as well as our bedrooms…

…We are more than our headscarves and our hymens. Listen to those of us fighting. Amplify the voices of the region and poke the hatred in its eye. There was a time when being an Islamist was the most vulnerable political position in Egypt and Tunisia. Understand that now it very well might be Woman. As it always has been.

Source: Foreign Policy

fotojournalismus:

Afghan girls work at a first Internet cafe for women in Kabul March 8, 2012. Afghanistan opened its first female-only internet cafe on Thursday, hoping to give women a chance to connect to the world without verbal and sexual harassment and free from the unwanted gazes of their countrymen.

[Credit : Mohammad Ismail/Reuters]

‘And so, what is a woman? The woman is the mother of a nation. He who rapes a woman, rapes an entire nation.’

trailer from the intense documentary ’The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo,’ made by filmmaker Lisa F. Jackson, who herself is a survivor of rape. I thought I was going to start on the film today, but I don’t think I’m ready yet.

DRC: Women politicians “key to promoting rights”

Tick Tock.

Human rights activists from around the world gather annually at the Human Rights Defenders Policy Forum at The Carter Center to discuss national and global issues affecting access to and the enjoyment of human rights. The forum is taking place this week, April 3-6, 2011, with a focus on ‘Religion, Belief, and Women’s Rights’ with discussions led by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and current U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay.

Watch the live webcast at:

http://www.cartercenter.org/webcast.html

or follow live on twitter: @CarterCenter

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DRC: Women politicians “key to promoting rights”