Progress and Setbacks: The Olympic Inclusion-Exclusion Game
In its attempt at inclusivity during the 2024 Paris Olympics, which included parades where queerness was a central element, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) was met with accusations of immorality and the embracement of blasphemy from self-appointed conservative moral police.
Read MoreHear Their Voices - OpEd: Afghan Women vs Taliban
Thirty-five articles have been enforced under the Law on the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice. Under these laws, women must completely veil their faces and bodies... and must not be heard reading out loud, or singing, as their voices are considered intimate. Afghan women’s voices are being silenced under the militant thumb of Taliban, as their exclusion from society deepens.
Read MoreWhose Pain Matters? Part II: Hierarchies of Caste Systems and Religion in India
The sequel to The Selective Outrage in India's Fight Against Sexual Violence addresses within the context of caste hierarchies and communal fault lines in India.
Read MoreWomen in Protest in South Africa – A Feminist Struggle Continually Dominated by Women
Existence as a woman in a country with one of the highest rates of GBV in the world, means black women in South Africa have little choice but to be feminists.
Read MoreThe South African Constitution Requires Men to be Feminist?
The promises of activists, constitutions, and legislature have continued to fall short of guaranteeing true gender equality in South Africa. Thus, whilst the Constitution expects male citizens to be feminists, South Africa has come to serve as a painful reminder of the limits of Constitutional reform.
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