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#patriarchiesrealign: women aren’t special: the insidious nature of benevolent sexism – @rolereboot
By feimineach / in #feminism, #patriarchiesrealign, #equality, #gender, #patriarchy, #quickhits, #sexism / June 8, 2017A friend of mine recently shared a Vox article written by a self-proclaimed progressive dude titled, “Democrats should start accepting pro-life liberals like me” (spoiler, he’s really pro-choice). W...
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#maleficentmisogyny: Bikini Season. Sarah Kiefer on @FemReligion
By feimineach / in #maleficentmisogyny, #quickhits / May 25, 2017When I was about thirteen I went to a conference with the rest of the girls in youth group. It was a “modesty conference” geared at teaching young women the “biblical” truth of their role as a femal...
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#womenslives: If you want to know about Muslim women’s rights, ask Muslim women
By feimineach / in #womenslives, #womensstories, #quickhits / May 17, 2017Islam’s patriarchy and western feminism have said a lot. Now Muslim women who fight sexism (yes we exist) must be heard Within minutes of arriving to collect my professionally bound thesis, I found...
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#research: Veiled lives? Muslim women, headscarves, and manufacturing Islam – @girlwpen
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / March 27, 2017“Much of the sociological research on veiling in the United States, amongst converts and born-Muslims alike, imagines veiling largely as an individual choice. My own data suggested a more complicated ...
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#todayin: religion: feminists should be graceful (and they’re not, apparently)
By feimineach / in #feminism, #quickhits / February 6, 2017First up: The graceful feminism of Mary Tyler Moore(National Catholic Register)The show’s character, Mary Richards, was a 30-year old career woman at a Minneapolis TV news station. She hoped for marri...
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#vivelafeminism: “I am marching because I am a mother, I am a sister, I am a daughter…” #WhyWeMarch #WhyIMarch #WomensMarch
By feimineach / in #feminism, #vivelafeminism, #quickhits / January 31, 2017“I am marching because I am a mother, I am a sister, I am a daughter, I am a wife, and I am a survivor. That’s what I am saying if anyone asks me,” I told her. […] The decision to march was not...
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#vivelafeminism: #womenslives: being a muslim feminist
By feimineach / in #feminism, #vivelafeminism, #womenslives, #quickhits / December 20, 2016My lecturer, once, singled me out in class as being “oppressed” when there was a discussion about how people view things differently. At that time, I was surprised. Admittedly, I was sporting a baggy ...
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#research: Talk of “women’s emancipation in communities where they are being held back by regressive cultural practices
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / December 6, 2016Talk of “women’s emancipation in communities where they are being held back by regressive cultural practices” is merely a synonym for “Muslim women need saving”. Yes, patriarchy is indeed a problem wi...
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#vivelafeminism: “Discourse on feminism in Muslim-world largely revolved around women’s rights compatibility with Islam” – @_DinaYazdani
By feimineach / in #feminism, #vivelafeminism, #quickhits / November 24, 2016Historically, agency of women is egregiously reduced in a time of war. Even in stable countries like Tunisia and Egypt, women pursuing the advancement and codification of their political, social and e...
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#todayin: who would have thunk it! women rare in positions of religious leadership
By feimineach / in #quickhits / April 12, 2016Not rocket science. But always worth a highlight.From @pewresearch:While many large religious organizations in the United States allow women to be ordained – and to hold leadership positions within th...
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#womenslives: Nepal’s bleeding shame: menstruating women banished to cattle sheds
By feimineach / in #womenslives, #quickhits / April 1, 2016Posted without comment. (OK, one comment: god in heaven!) From guardian.com (emphasis added): For five consecutive days each month, Sofalta Rokaya leaves the bed in her home in western Nepal to sleep ...
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#research: Women more religiously devout than men, new study finds…
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / March 23, 2016#research: Women more religiously devout than men, new study finds…… despite still being excluded from positions of power, influence and leadership in most (all?) religions/ faiths. On t...
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#todayin: erasure of women: the rebel virgins and desert mothers who have been written out of Christianity’s early history
By feimineach / in #quickhits / January 31, 2016Now, here’s some good Sunday reading if ever there was any. Now, whether you buy any of Christianity or not is irrelevant here – think instead of the perspectives of those who do. I. FROM SILK ROBES ...
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#saturdaysatire: Pope Francis Forgives Women for Having Periods
By feimineach / in #religion, #saturdaysatire / November 14, 2015In an act of unprecedented grace, Pope Francis has announced that the Catholic Church will allow priests to forgive women who have committed the “original sin” of menstruation. “It is important, in ...
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#vivelafeminism: Yes we should debate, but also celebrate, Islamic feminism
By feimineach / in #feminism, #vivelafeminism, #quickhits / November 10, 2015A few weeks ago I was drawn to the launch of a new project by the group Maslaha on the topic of Islam and Feminism. Maslaha, which means ‘for the common good’ in Arabic, is a social enterprise that st...
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#saturdaysatire: Heartwarming Moment 78-Year-Old Celibate Man Forgives Women He’s Never Met
By feimineach / in #religion, #women, #saturdaysatire / September 12, 2015God bless him (pun totally intended and make no mistake). THIS 78-Year-Old man totally won the internet yesterday with this amazing gesture. Get the tissues ready, it’s a tearjerker. This celibate m...
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#womenslives: Hanna Yusuf asks why a simple piece of clothing is seen as the very epitome of oppression
By feimineach / in #feminism, #womenslives, #womensstories, #quickhits / June 24, 2015https://embed.theguardian.com/embed/video/commentisfree/video/2015/jun/24/hijab-not-oppression-feminist-statement-video Hanna Yusuf asks why a simple piece of clothing is seen as the very epitome of ...
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#research: Teens are fleeing religion like never before: Massive new study exposes religion’s decline
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / May 28, 2015Religion is rapidly losing the youngest generation of Americans, according to new research.America’s rising generation of adults are the least religiously observant of any generation in six decades, d...
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#womensstories: these Muslim women are not like those Muslim women, Hajjaj’s images say
By feimineach / in #feminism, #womenslives, #womensstories, #quickhits / May 21, 2015#womenSstories: these Muslim women are not like those Muslim women, Hajjaj’s images say. The opening scenes of Karima: A Day In The Life of a Henna Girl feature close-ups of her beautiful henna’d han...
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#womenslives: My unveiling ceremony
By feimineach / in #feminism, #womenslives, #womensstories, #quickhits / April 11, 2015My unveiling ceremony (NYtimes)CAIRO — I wore the hijab — a form of dress that comprises a head scarf and usually also clothing that covers the whole body except for the face and hands — for nine year...
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