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• Pakistan: Burka Avenger
  4 December 2013, by siawi3

  Burka Avenger is a Pakistani animated television series in Urdu, first aired on 28 July 2013. The show features Jiya, a teacher at a girls school whose alter ego is a burka-wearing superheroine who uses her martial arts skills to fight crime, namely politicians, thugs and Taliban who want to shut down girls schools. Her arms are martial arts throwing of books and pens, as weapons.

• Lifting the Headscarf
  5 December 2013, by siawi3

  Refusing to treat Muslim women as a category, she
  focuses on nuances and complexities. Where others see an
  undifferentiated mass of individuals, she sees real women with real
  stories. Whenever we talk about a country where there is an overwhelming Muslim majority, we tend to ignore the historical background and the
  political dynamics. Instead we look for cultural answers. Often, this
  goes hand in hand with an emphasis on religion and religious
  differences. ’Islam is not a place from which one can come’: “IslamLand”, is a mythical place.

• How the Hijab Objectifies
  9 December 2013, by siawi3

  It should be obvious that there is nothing *inherent* in a piece of cloth, long pants, and long sleeves that will prevent women from engaging assertively and intellectually in public domains. I say nothing *inherent* because on its own modest and covering clothing is not a sufficient condition for either the suppression or oppression of women. Unfortunately, it is almost never a thing on its own. I mean that the hijab is not defined by modest clothing, but is defined by a full spectrum of behaviors, of which covering your body is only a one: You must lower your gaze from the bodies and faces of men. You must not bend, lift, carry and otherwise move in manners and places where men will see the outlines of your body through your clothes. You must not be alone with a non-mahram man at any time in private. You must not go out for meals even in public alone with men, be friends with them, or otherwise place yourself in a situation where indecent thoughts and desires may develop. You must not hug, hold hands with, or otherwise touch men. You must not project your voice in a manner that might be arousing to men.

• UK: Jesus and Mo
  9 December 2013, by siawi3

  What is Jesus and Mo? It’s a weekly comic strip, dealing in religious satire.
  “If you haven’t met Jesus and Mo yet, it’s about time you did.” Salman Rushdie

• UK: Folie à dieu
  9 December 2013, by siawi3

  ’Folie à Dieu’ by Mohammed Jones -Full text of foreword by Richard Dawkins:
  “’Folie à Dieu’ is the latest in a marvellous series of collections of Jesus and Mo cartoons. Every intelligent observer of contemporary disputation will enjoy it. The central protagonists, Jesus and Mo themselves, are drawn with such disarming affection, it would be hard to take offence – even given the voracious appetite for offence that the faithful uniquely indulge.” R.D.

• UN: UNESCO selects France’s Azoulay as new chief
  14 October 2017, by siawi3

  Azoulay edged Qatar’s Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kawari after the fifth round of voting and the decision will now be put forward for approval to UNESCO’s 195 members on Nov. 10.

• Remembering Anita Brenner’s role in art and politics
  10 August 2017, by siawi3

  The Revolutionary Mexican-Born, Jewish-American Woman Who Exposed Rivera, Kahlo, and Siqueiros to the World

• France - Israel : « Nous, artistes français, dénonçons l’Eurovision 2019 en Israël »
  11 mai, par siawi3

  Du 14 au 18 mai prochain, France Télévision a l’intention de diffuser le Concours Eurovision 2019 qui se tiendra en Israël, à Tel Aviv, dans le quartier de Ramat Aviv, sur les ruines du village de Sheikh Muwannis qui, comme le rappelle l’ONG israélienne « Zochrot » (« elles se souviennent » en hébreu), est l’un des centaines de villages palestiniens vidés de leurs habitants et détruits en 1948, lors de la création de l’Etat d’Israël.

• Papua New Guinea: Stop sorcery violence !
  24 November 2018, by siawi3

  There are more incidents of sorcery accusation related violence now, many of them not covered in the media, with the majority accused being female. A recent visit to Wabag, the capital of Enga province in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, highlighted how difficult it is to address crime and violence, even really serious crime like torture and killing, in a volatile and poorly resourced place.

• A Juba, des archivistes au chevet de l’histoire du Soudan du Sud
  10 avril 2018, par siawi3

  Des centaines de documents ayant survécu aux années de guerre civile sont numérisés chaque jour afin de témoigner du passé du pays et construire son avenir.

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