I came across a post by Mike Wachira about how the idea of God being male is a strategy for men to claim dominance over women and perpetuate patriarchy. Same thing across most major religions. ...
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I have always wondered why fairy tales only have damsels in distress. I have always wondered why in Hollywood, most times the main character is a male. I have always wondered why the female musicians who are on top only sing music that paints the picture of the fairer sex? Is this a well thought ...
It is a gross human right infringement and offence to perform FGM on children or adults. FGM is illegal in most countries and has been outlawed and prohibited but many communities continue the harmful traditional practice because of peer pressure and miseducation. Though Female genital mut ...
In a society where men have vast properties, have a lot of capital, are the majority in leadership, perform better academically, (name them), you would think it is male-dominated. On the other hand, there are more men in prisons; there are more men in the streets; most men are drug users; ...
“Truthfully your condeming of our faith would probably have you warned, and if you persisted, would have consequences, of which i am not sure. But there have been cases where people have been put to death for MALICIOUSLY harming the image of our noble master Muhammad, the best creation of G ...
God’s Character represented in Bible and Qur’an in English and Arabic versions gives you picture of certain gender if you put it in your own language does it show certain gender or rather spirit? When we read Bible [(Psalm 18:30) As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’ ...
In Gambian culture as well as many other African cultures, the myth of virginity and hymens has an effect in the sex lives of both women and men. The cultural expectations – religion playing a role in it -of women staying as virgins until their wedding nights while expecting men to e ...
As a feminist, I feel like we are losing sight of what feminism is. These days people say they are feminists because it’s the cool thing to be. Also, some feminists are really more against men than they are against gender inequality. With the rise of Radical Feminism, we have forgott ...
I have identified as a feminist ever since I heard the term. As such, I took it upon myself to help educate the people around me on various societal issues mostly in relation to feminism. However, lately, I’ve become increasingly frustrated not only by the ignorance of the people I e ...