Au Maroc, malgré la participation des femmes à différentes luttes politiques et sociales, et leur présence dans différentes sphères des champs économique et social, leur participation aux élites politiques locales et nationales, et donc au processus de prise de décision, demeure faible. Cette situation s’explique par la culture traditionnelle dominante d’une société patriarcale. Les avancées […]
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Fémivores : Quand être féministe, omnivore, locavore et écolo se marient !
Il s’agit d’une « nouvelle espéce » de féministes tant en Amérique du Nord qu’en Europe. Le fémivorisme a pour principes l’auto-suffisance, l’autonomie et l’investissement personnel, qui poussent les femmes à quitter le monde du travail en zone urbaine, tout en se basant sur la prise de conscience de l’origine et la qualité de notre […]
Parenthood: “The greatest Gift”
No one prepares men or women for the reality of parenthood. We may find numerous books talking about it, giving advice and guiding our path step by step, but reality differs. Parenthood is a life changing that starts from the birth of our child and ends with us. It involves the transition from being selfish to being […]
Women in Canaan: What can the Past teach us?
The idea of learning from the past so that mistakes are not repeated is one of the basic foundations for studying the past. But it should be remembered that each situation is different, no matter how close it resembles a past. The trick is to pick the correct lessons of the past and apply them to the […]
Middle Eastern Men should be involved in the Race for Gender Equality
Dr. Pamela Chrabieh raised quite the interesting bullet points: a�?We have to consider such questions as: How do we think about and understand mena��s relations to and involvement with gender equality? What are the different kinds of relationship that men have to gender equality? Why is gender equality of interest to some, often relatively few, […]
Relax… Don’t be afraid of Feminism(s)!
This is my answer to one ‘intellectual and highly educated person’ who expressed a while ago his ‘fear’ of Feminism in Lebanon and the Arab World: ‘you, Feminists, want women’s power over men. Men will not help you in your fight. Even most women in our countries, who are impregnated with the Patriarchal System, seem […]
Expanding Spaces of Equality in the Middle East/Western Asia: My Recommendations
Much is needed in order to implement full gender equality in the Middle East / Western Asia, or at least expand existing spaces of equality. Below are few recommendations: 1) First, extensive researches in the past of this region’s societies would shed a light on current diversity and gender management. A central finding is the […]
Le Grand Rapt (Une analyse d’un fanatisme. A l’occasion de la montée du féminisme au Moyen-Orient)
Robert Fisk raconte: “The airline crew offered me a lift on their bus into Jalalabad, the same dusty frontier town I remembered from the previous July but this time with half its population missing. There were no women. Just occasionally I would catch site of them, cowled and burqa-ed in their shrouds, sometimes holding hands […]
Debating types of ‘Islamic dress’ (Hijab, Niqab, Burqa): Symbols of Freedom or Oppression?
Modern Islamic dress code has become a topic of much controversy and heated debate around the world. A number of countries have banned the wearing of these garments: hijab, which covers the woman’s body, leaving her face and hands visible; niqab, which covers everything except the eyes; and burqa, covering all parts of the face […]
Women, Sexuality and the Myth of the Virgin
As in most Arab societies, religion plays a fundamental role in the Lebanese society. Not only does it represent the base of the moral code but it also gives men of religion great power over the public opinion and allows them to practically dictate what the right and wrong ways to think and act are. […]