Tag: Religion
Half Egyptian, half Irish writer Salma El-Wardany shines a spotlight on how she is perceived as dangerous to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
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The frustrating ambivalence of veiled (and unveiled) Algerian women in the decolonisation struggle
Paola Tenconi looks beyond first appearance to deconstruct the veil in Algerian colonial history.
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‘…I will always be, always be, to them a dangerous woman.’
Does racism overshadow everyday life in Scotland? Nadine Aisha’s poignant piece captures a sense of fear and danger in familiar streets.
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Poetry, art and ‘to dare to talk about my body’
Iranian poet Sepideh Jodeyri explores her experience of objectification of the female body in her homeland, through her poem ‘a piece of flesh’ and the art that inspired this work.
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One woman’s struggle to become legally divorced in India
Papia Sengupta spent five years seeking a divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act of India. Here, she shares the legal and social challenges she faced along her journey.
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Poet Claire Askew has composed three powerful new works to her probable 16th century ancestor.
A scholar and a poet too, Anne was the first English woman to demand a divorce, and the only woman on record to be tortured in the Tower of London. Could the men of the rack force Anne to give up her dangerous secrets?
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The Canadian Government may have thought niqab-wearing women dangerous. Audrey Macklin and Zunera Ishaq disagreed.
The first Dangerous Women Project post considers what it means to be a dangerous woman from several angles. It features two voices in the landmark 2015 court case between a young Muslim woman–Zunera Ishaq–and the Canadian Government.
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