This September, Bangladesh is expected to stand out as the “development star” when countries meet at the United Nations in New York to reaffirm their commitments to the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. The 2015 deadline is looming on the goals, which include ending poverty, achieving gender equality, and improving world health. Bangladesh’s achievements may be […]
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I was first introduced to the work of feminist artist Frida Kahlo (embarrassingly) through Salma Hayek’s brilliant biopic of the artist simply titled, Frida. Although I had seen Kahlo’s work here and there, learning her story made her art come alive for me. That isn’t much of a surprise considering how much of Frida Kahlo’s
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The father and brother of British actor, Afshan Azad, the 22-year-old who has played the part of Hogwart’s student Padma Patil in several Harry Potter films, have been charged with attempting to kill her, according to the BBC. Azad’s brother has also been charged with assault against his sister. CNN reports that the actress, who is
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I was approached by The Daily Femme for an interview to be featured on their fantastic website for women. They had some really great questions for me on my favorite topic- feminism! We discussed the misconception surrounding women’s rights movements, my mother, my country Bangladesh, US foreign policy on global feminism, Yeardley Love’s murder at
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What’s up, Saudia Arabia? Did anyone tell you it is the year 2010 and you can stop with your ludicrous rulings and the continuous scaling back of women’s rights and more specifically, their mobility? A court in the Kingdom just sentenced four women and 11 men between the ages of 30-40 years to flogging and
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The world’s largest maternal health conference Women Deliver 2010 opened in Washington, D.C., Monday morning. The conference intends to hammer home the point that maternal and reproductive health is a global priority. And the Ms. Blog is there on the scene! My fellow Ms. Magazine Bloggers and I are live-blogging for you all this week
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It has not even been a full 48 hours since 24 year-old Rima Fakih was crowned the first Arab -American Miss USA and gasp! Scandal has already hit. Turns out Fakih has a small stripper past, but as the Salon article rightfully points out the pictures of her “working the stripper pole” are nothing compared
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If that headline doesn’t convince you why immigration is a feminist issue, I honestly don’t know what will. Amnesty International reports that six out of 10 women and girls experience sexual violence as they cross through Mexico hoping to come to the United States. Rape is so common, in fact, that some smugglers allegedly demand
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Anybody that grew up in the Indian Subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), especially as a woman, believed one thing: Being fair is better. Lighter skin was always and continues to be equated with success in all realms of your life. How many of us Desi women can count the times we heard the phrase, “She is
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For me, the issue of the burqa ban in Europe was a closed one when the initiative finally failed last month in France. But then it was taken up in Belgium where it is more than likely to pass. I debated the issue of it being banned in Belgium live on BBC Radio last week.
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