هبة عبَاني ربما أسوأ ما في العنف الأسري الموجه ضد المرأة ، هو السكوت و الإسكات الذي يجب أن تلتزم به المرأة لكي لا تفضح العائلة. إذ تحمل النساء عواقب تاريخ طويل من العنف اللّفظي و المعنوي، دون كلمة واحدة قد تحمّل المعتدي، العواقب التي قد “تؤذي العائلة”، “تؤثّر بنفسية الأولاد”، “تشوّه صورة الأسرة”، [...]
Lioba Hirsch This morning something extraordinary happened: I experienced genuine happiness! Wait, wait, this is not a I-lay-in-my-bed-and-the-sun-came-shining-through-the-windows-story. This is a I-got-harassed-by-a-12-year-old-and-flipped-him-off-story. Yes, and I flipped off a budding harasser and it felt great. This charming little boy of twelve or thirteen drove by on his motorcycle this morning, while I was meeting a friend [...]
Dima Karam Well even animals do it, they groom each other. For hours, tidying their fur. Male species engage in theatrical dances to show off their grooming and impress females in mating season. Cats lick themselves all day long. And humans… well, we have plastic surgery, nail bars and hairdressers. So why is it that [...]
Rebecca Saade Well, with everything happening in my personal and in the region around me, I feel kind of silly being so angered by the polemic surrounding Nemr Abou Nassar’s sense of humour. But here it goes. Background: This post was inspired by two articles Searching for Nemer AbouNassar’s Sense of Humor written [...]
Sarah Hijazi So my brother and his wife had a baby. A baby boy. And everybody is so happy that he got a boy. This boy, as they say, is going to be the pride of the family. Of course, had they had a girl, there wouldn’t be such a fuss. Now, the family would [...]
Dima Karam Who’s that girl supposed to be? I wake up and look in the mirror to see the reflection. Somehow it is not me, or what I think should be me. My body also feels heavy, another weight to handle. This idea came about slowly, of what I guess I should look like. [...]
Sarah Hijazi Whenever I say I’m a “Feminist,” I get a variety of responses. The most common response goes something like this: “Oh, so you’re a man-hater.” The word feminist scares a lot of people. But it particularly seems to threaten men’s masculinity. When I talk about feminism around men, I can sense their insecurity; [...]
Rania Ig. My coworker is a sexist guy. He thinks that women can’t drive because they can’t focus. “It’s in their genes” he explained to me. He later told me about his “scientific” theory that explains what it is in women’s vision that doesn’t allow them to focus on the road ahead. He also said [...]
Dima Karam Sometimes I feel so confused, I’m under the illusion that I have to choose. Where to go, what time is best, what I should not wear, what areas to avoid, with whom, what make-up should be kept on… How should I deal with a harasser or a rude leer? Where is least likely [...]
