Femicide in Italy : Who’s the Provocateur?
Fabiana Luzzi Guest Post by Catia C. Confortini On 25 May 2013, the remains of 15 year-old Italian girl were found just outside Corigliano Calabro, a small town in the southern Italian […]
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Our choice? or her choice? The curious case of Angelina Jolie
A medical colleague recently did a spot check on my current affairs with the following question, “Have you heard about Angelina?” I had. “Then you are not a complete hermit.” […]
A Summer of Mis-romance: On Complicity and Intimate Violence
I don’t like it when you break me honey Why’d you have to do that? Tell me when you make these tears keep fallin’ Do you feel like a […]
My ‘everyday’ mother
How does one mark ‘mothers’ day that is everyday? How does one celebrate the everyday life of a mother? I called my mother in India for a brief interview, she […]
Political Philosophy Behind Rape?
The savage rape of a 5 year old child in India’s capital New Delhi has once again brought to light the continuum of violence against women and girls in the […]
The Naked Truth
Naked activism by many women around the globe has provoked a strong response in the media from social commentators and academics, many condemning this tactic as some form of forced […]
Tomorrow is another day
Almost a decade ago, when I was 18, I was gang raped by seven men in a moving vehicle. When I came back home, it took me three days to […]
Journalistic Debauchery
Early morning logged into facebook (terrible habit I know!) to see my newsfeed about a case of polyandry (woman with multiple ‘husbands’/not partners) from India, reported in the British tabloid […]
Silence & Sabotage : 2
PART 2 of an exploration into the role of women within the family circle in being both active and passive perpetrators of abuse. Through complicity there is acceptance. The Sister As […]
Silence & Sabotage : 1
Part 1 of an exploration on the role of women within the family circle in being both active and passive perpetrators of abuse. Through complicity there is acceptance. The Mother […]
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