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South Sudan is born, midwived by women
via MSNBC Congrats to the people of South Sudan who officially became their own country over the weekend. There was a lot of celebrating, as you can see from above–particularly by many of the women who...
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Not Oprah’s Book Club: Half of a Yellow Sun
I have been intrigued by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ever since I saw her stunning TEDTalk about the “danger of the single story,” in which she warns that stereotypes are born, not from pure ignorance,...
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It’s World Peace Day
…and Troy Davis is still scheduled to be executed tonight. He will refuse his last meal. …and 6 out of every 10 women in the world will experience physical or sexual assault in their lifetime. …and...
View ArticlePBS series Women, War and Peace kicks off tonight
Feministing is excited to partner up with PBS and philanthropist and filmmaker extraordinaire Abigail Disney for a five-part series launching tonight on the impact of war on women: The series reveals...
View ArticleWomen, War and Peace to air final episode tomorrow
Watch Behind the Scenes with Geena Davis on PBS. See more from Women War and Peace. It’s so rare that there is compelling and accurate television that captures both the challenges that women face...
View ArticleThe truth about our wars
Ron Paul is a massive racist. I am absolutely not OK with that. Many of his views are incredibly dangerous. He should never ever ever be president. I am also disgusted by the role of Super PACs in our...
View ArticleNewsflash: war and militarism are dangerous for women
Each year the United Nations releases a report documenting conflict-related sexual violence around the world. And this year’s report, for the first time, names some of the military forces, militia and...
View ArticleQuick hit: Seventy-five percent of Americans support ladies in combat
After much debate, the Pentagon announced last month that it was lifting the ban on women in combat. And it turns out most Americans are ok with that. According to a survey from Quinnipiac University...
View ArticleGirl Soldiers: Finding Equality in War?
We tend to think of female victims of armed conflict as women who have been raped or suffered other gender-based violence at the hands of male combatants. We think of women who have seen their families...
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Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet
UNC student paper The Daily Tar Heel takes a stand against campus sexual violence. The Princeton alum who wants students to get their MRSs ASAP is just digging herself deeper and deeper. “Withholding...
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Defining violence, contextualizing military sexual trauma
Which forms of violence are the U.S. military willing to recognize? An Air Force veteran and survivor of military sexual trauma (MST) has raised the question in an interview with USA Today. Twenty...
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In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington: Michelle Alexander on MLK and mass incarceration. Necessary tension around Obama at the March’s anniversary. The real work of Rosa...
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“Oklahomans brag that theirs has become the reddest state.” Living with breast cancer at 26. The difference between Malala and Nabila. The 5 billion dollar food stamp cut is reverberating across the...
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#JewsAndArabsRefuseToBeEnemies
image via ABC Amidst the violence and bloodshed happening literally as you read this blog, some Jews and Arabs are showing that these two groups do not have to be enemies. Tragically, sexual violence...
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How You Can Support Syria
The al-Quds hospital in Aleppo, Syria was the latest health care facility to get blown apart last week. The 34-bed hospital was hit by a missile late Wednesday night, killing at least 50 people. One of...
View ArticleA Feminist’s Veterans Day Reading List
This Veterans Day, we’re honoring those injured, sexually abused, and killed by and within the United States military — and celebrating those organizing to prevent future violence. This past year,...
View ArticleThe truth about our wars
Ron Paul is a massive racist. I am absolutely not OK with that. Many of his views are incredibly dangerous. He should never ever ever be president. I am also disgusted by the role of Super PACs in our...
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