Feminism

Opinion USA

Trump’s ‘honour crimes’ order is a racist distraction

March 11, 2017 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Aljazeera on March 11, 2017. The key to protecting American women is defeating American sexism and racism, not scapegoating migrants or Muslims. Trump’s proposal to track ‘honour

Opinion

France’s burkini ban is a dangerous, Islamophobic assault on feminist values

August 25, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Mondoweiss on August 25, 2016. One of several viral photos showing a woman removing her tunic while surrounded by police on a beach in Nice. (Photo: ABDUL

Opinion

Neither Taharrush Gamea Nor Sexism Are Arab ‘Cultural Practices’

January 25, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Huffington Post. In recent days, a new term has suddenly appeared in the media to describe a supposedly Arab cultural practice: “taharrush gamea.” The term, which

Palestine Reporting

Israeli discourse of sexualized violence rises amid Gaza assault

August 6, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on Aug. 6, 2014. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — As the bombs have been falling on Gaza over the past four weeks, another war has been ongoing

Palestine Reporting

FEMEN threatens to ‘cancel’ Christmas in Bethlehem

December 24, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on December 24, 2013. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — As Christmas Eve celebrations took over the streets of Bethlehem on Tuesday, rumors swirled of a plot

Lebanon Reporting

Not Just Decor: The Struggle for Real Women’s Rights in Lebanon

January 16, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Transit, the blog of the Goethe Institute in the Middle East. On Saturday, January 14th 2012, Lebanese women and men marched against rape, demanding law reforms that criminalise marital