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Diary of a feminist: 18/05/2010
[ 10 ] March 29, 2011

Diary of a feminist: 18/05/2010

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 [...]

Reflections on the logic of things, Lebanese style.
[ 2 ] March 29, 2011

Reflections on the logic of things, Lebanese style.

Why is it more complicated to keep her original family records unchanged? Why is it more confusing if the child was registered in either or both his/her parents’ name? Why is it more difficult to give the child either or both of his/her parents’ nationalities?

How Do You Say “Hello Women” in Filipino?
[ 5 ] March 7, 2011

How Do You Say “Hello Women” in Filipino?

I have no idea. And yet I went down to Dawra and Bourj Hammoud on Sunday with a few of my feminist friends to talk to migrant women in Lebanon about the problems they face. It was the second day of “Hello Women,” a project we devised for International Women’s Day, where we stationed ourselves [...]