Nadine is the English editor of Sawt Al Niswa & a founding member of Nasawiya. You can email her on n.moawad[at]gmail.com or find her on twitter.
I’ve been wanting to write up some articles about basic arguments we have to face as feminists every day, dealing with stupid questions that are often sexist comments disguised as questions. This time, I decided to do a video rant instead of a written one.
نادين معوّض تذكرت “خطأ شائعاً ” في فن المناقشة الذي درسته في صف الفلسفة في الجامعة ضمن مادة تدعى “علم المنطق” وتحديداً في مقدمة هذه المادة وذلك منذ عشر سنوات تقريباً. وكان هذا الخطأ يدعى “التهجم الشخصي” (والمصطلح باللغة اللاتينية هو “أدهومينوم” ويترجم “الى الشخص” و“التهجم الشخصي” وهو أسلوب شائع يستخدم في النقاش والحوار ولكنه [...]
Kudos to May Matar and Toni Abi Karam for this new song that parodies popular sexist songs in Lebanon. We’ve seen a wave of them lately that are insulting and demeaning to women, and especially discouraging to our young girls. Here is a catchy song to rule them all! I bet the patriarchal music industry [...]
![Put a [football] sock in it, Le Mall!](http://www.sawtalniswa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/wc-lemall1.jpg)
Ooohhh.. hihihi *giggle* *giggle* I didn’t know Kaká was a football player! Ooohhh.. hihihihihi.. I swoooon over hot Italian boys chasing balls…!! Put a [football] sock in it, Le Mall! You think girls don’t know football? You think we can’t side with a team based on their skills? You think we’re only interested in the [...]
Lebanese company, Kalastios International, produces (another) 100% natural slimming capsule. And they call it “Starvex” which is a shameless way of saying: “Stay healthy by starving yourself.” Seriously, we have crossed all boundaries of shame when it comes to dieting in Lebanon. My friend Ran thinks they mean to say “ex-starving, i.e. you don’t need [...]
