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The Feminist

Give us bread or Give us Death : Uttar Pradesh workers demand!- Rukmini Sen

  2nd September, 2016. The day India’s workers went on a nationwide strike. This reporter’s first destination was Jawahar Bhawan in Lucknow. For the uninitiated Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh (the largest province in India).  A large group of women in parrot  green Saris called out to me in the midst of their sloganeering. They had seen my camera. Clearly and as … Continue reading Give us bread or Give us Death : Uttar Pradesh workers demand!- Rukmini Sen

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The Feminist

ओलम्पिक में खेल रही भारतीय महिला खिलाड़ी आपकी उम्मीदें तोड़ती हैं?-Mayank Saxena

Deepa karmakar Laxmi Rani Majhi Dutee Chand Srabani Nanda Lalita Babar और बाकी सब के लिए भी…जाओ और खेलो…सिर्फ खेलो…अपने आप से उम्मीद रखो कि तुम लड़कियों के लिए बनाई गई समाज की हर बाधा तोड़ोगी…मर्ज़ी से जियोगी…बस सिर्फ इतनी ही उम्मीद! Continue reading ओलम्पिक में खेल रही भारतीय महिला खिलाड़ी आपकी उम्मीदें तोड़ती हैं?-Mayank Saxena

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Civil Rights, Human Rights, The Feminist

Women’s voices from Atali – Dr. Sandhya Mhatre and Neha Dabhade

(Secular Perspective, September 16-30, 2015) A fact finding team consisting of Adv. Irfan Engineer and these writers, visited the riot torn village of Atali and dwelled into the causes, contentions and nuanced positions of different stakeholders, after two bouts of violence on 25th May and 1st July 2015 in the village. The 150 odd Muslim families in Atali have fled for their lives after two … Continue reading Women’s voices from Atali – Dr. Sandhya Mhatre and Neha Dabhade

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Opinion

Fatwas and Muslim Women – Irfan Engineer

    The Supreme Court on 7th July 2014 ruled that fatwas had no legal sanctity and the defiance of fatwas would not have civil or criminal consequences as it had no place in independent India under our constitutional scheme. Though the Apex Court did not injunct Islamic religious authorities like the Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband, Dar-ul-Qaza or Nizam-e-Qaza from issuing fatwa as issuance of fatwas per se … Continue reading Fatwas and Muslim Women – Irfan Engineer

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The Feminist

You Go Girl ! – Tasleema Nasreen

They said—take it easy… Said—calm down… Said—stop talkin’…Said—shut up….They said—sit down…. Said—bow your head… Said—keep on cryin’, let the tears roll…  What should you do in response? You should stand up now Should stand right up Hold your back straight Hold your head high… You should speak Speak your mind Speak it loudly Scream!  You should scream so loud that they must run for cover.They will say—’You are shameless!’ When you hear that, just laugh… They will … Continue reading You Go Girl ! – Tasleema Nasreen

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The Feminist

Women Work Because They Have to, Just Like Men – Lindy West

Hey, Gavin McInnes, I totally like your little theory about how feminism is making ladies miserable by forcing us to “pretend to be men” and join the workforce, so we should prolly just all go back to being housewives like in the past when that was definitely factually a thing, and then all women will achieve maximum nonstop happiness until we die of orgasming too … Continue reading Women Work Because They Have to, Just Like Men – Lindy West

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The Feminist

Hugo Chávez Revolution Was Made By Women – Selma James and Nina López

      The funeral of President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela took place on International Women’s Day – a fitting day of departure for “the president of the poor” who was loved by millions, especially by women, the poorest. When Chávez was elected in 1998, the grassroots movement took a leap in power, and women in particular were empowered. Women were the first into the … Continue reading Hugo Chávez Revolution Was Made By Women – Selma James and Nina López

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