A hardline Islamic group in Somalia is whipping women for wearing bras and making them shake their breasts in public as punishment. The moral cleansing is shocking moderate Muslims. The terrorist group Al Shabaab* is taking it upon themselves to impose strict Sharia’a law in southern Somalia. Bras are considered haram for being designed to ...
For some women in some countries, a man is their lifeline to society. He provides economic stability, social security and protection for the family. Men are massacred during war. They die leaving behind widows who have no way of making a living. In a society where women are only wives and mothers, working is often ...
Young Egyptian brides are using a Chinese device to fake their virginity on their wedding night. Scholars have called for their execution. The BBC reported that Abdul Mouti Bayoumi said “supplying the item was akin to spreading vice in society, a crime punishable by death in Islamic Sharia law.” The device is inserted prior to ...
Veils, abayas and other garb associated with Muslim women protect their sexuality and allow them to direct it where should go, their husbands. I like Naomi Wolf but the article she wrote for the Syndey Morning Herald was shocking in its naiveté. She traveled to Muslim countries, and even wore a headscarf and traditional Moroccan ...
This week, for a change of pace, I’m looking at non-fiction online. Bookslut is an established and well-publicised e-zine...
The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet...
Happy Earth Day! Earth Day Network and Women Saving the World - Kathleen Rogers from Womensphere on Vimeo.
As I lay stricken in bed the other night, twisted in agony and gurning manfully at the grinding torment...
Sandwiches. Gender conspiracy. War on women. Let me explain. It was a sunny afternoon here in southern Germany. I’d...
Touch his penis! Men like it and it feels good. Plus sometimes they do need help getting hard and...
On rare occasions, television does reflect real life. A new series that debuted on HBO last weekend, Girls offers...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend seems to have a man-crush on one of his male friends who he really...
