‘A revolution in consciousness is an empty high without a revolution in the distribution of power.’ – Abbie Hoffman I first came across the political whirlwind that was Abbie Hoffman whilst a new activist in …
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In 2017 the Political is Personal
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Strike! for Repeal
Originally published on Sujin NEWS CENTER- Irish women urged to strike unless Irish Government calls abortion referendum by March 8. Strike 4 Repeal movement urged the public to support the movement on social media. “We …
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Feminism and the Kurdish Freedom Movement
by: Dilar Dirik This article is an edited version of a presentation at the “Dissecting Capitalist Modernity–Building Democratic Confederalism” Conference at Hamburg University, April 3-5th, 2015. The fact that we are discussing the Kurdish freedom …
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Occupying democracy
First published on Open Democracy The replacement of democratically elected HDP/DBP mayors and local municipality workers by AKP appointees is a grave threat to democracy in Turkish Kurdistan and the larger region. In the aftermath …
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Neoliberalism, Feminism and Afghanistan
Maxine Molyneux (2008) discussing neoliberal trends in feminist social policy in Latin America argues that the term ‘neoliberalism’ has become so profuse it had lost a sense of any specific meaning. In their essay Introduction: …
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Gender(ed) Paradoxes
Feminist, anti-imperialist and student movements of the 1960s and 1970s brought to the fore the concept of the ‘personal [as] political’. Since that time, the ‘personal [as] political’ has become axiomatic, offered as a means …
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Solidarity and ‘the veil’: Why wearing a hijab in solidarity is more complicated than you think
Lately, there have been many stories of non-Muslim women deciding to wear the Muslim head scarf (or hijab) as a way of showing solidarity with Muslims, especially Muslim women, in this age of growing Islamophobia. …
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The Power of Memory
Collective hatred comes from narratives of cultural memory. In 1916, anticipating victory, France, Russia, and Britain created the “Middle East” out of the remains of the 600-year old Ottoman Empire. Lebanon and Iraq were directly …
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Impossible Solidarities: Islam, Feminism and (fortress) Europe’s Shifting Frontiers
Impossible Solidarities: Islam, Feminism and (fortress) Europe’s shifting frontiers Whilst co-organising a vigil this past week commemorating those who drowned in the Mediterranean attempting to breach fortress Europe, I came across a passage by the …
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The Right to the Main Hall
A short documentary about Islamic feminism and the accommodation of women in the mosques in the Washington, DC area.
