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some "study" claims Hindus and Muslims most likely to abstain from sex
The data are self-reported of course, and Hindus report lower rates of non-marital sex than do Muslims, yet the folks who did this study still conclude that "the burqa works" and then there are the comments which amount to "lol brown people are so anti-sex and rape little kids and bomb buildings 'cause they do that for fun rather than have sex for ( Read more... ) -
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yoga/meditation as escapism is a problematic concept; people tell me and other survivors to “heal” on demand so that the community rupture can be ignored. this is a new agey (and it's a total trip to see how hindu right wingers fuse these concepts) perpetuation of sexist abuse culture. yoga/meditation does NOT equal challenging abuse and disrupting ( Read more... ) -
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http://samarmagazine.org/
South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection has a series up about the last decade of U.S. militarism, Islamophobia and targeted immigrant communities. -
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ganked from an interesting fb thread.
tehelka's editor responds to critiques of slutwalk here:
http://tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=Ne020711PROSCONS.asp
Before You Slutwalk, Please Kneel
Someone else posted critiques of the urban/upper caste/class nature of the walk and also raised questions about the Kashmir angle:
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Former Afghan MP Malalai Joya was on tour this week in the U.S. She also has a bio available ("A Woman Among Warlords").
Speech where she was ejected from parliament:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JYhMg6_Q5k
Criticism of U.S. Occupation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLC1KBrwbck
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Help make DC Desi Summer 2011 happen
(U.S.-centric)
Inspired by Youth Solidarity Summer in New York, RadDesi Summer in Texas, Organizing Youth in California, South Asian Summer Solidarity for Youth in Boston, and Desh Pardesh in Toronto, DC Desi Summer is a weekend-long leadership and empowerment program for youth. Spearheaded by the volunteer DCDS Collective, DC Desi Summer provides a ( Read more... ) -
resource on activist abusers
http://www.incite-national.org/media/docs/2406_cmty-acc-poc.pdf
Gender Oppression, Abuse and Violence: Community Accountability Within People of Color Progressive Movements
2004 Report from INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
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us media representations
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/feb/12/afghan-women-hollywood
"As Afghan cultural adviser on an LA film I thought I'd be heeded on its crude inaccuracies. I ended up a burqa-clad extra."
Nushin Arbabzadah
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Women in India offer namaz in mosques and masjids at Eid-ul-Fitr
(All three stories via muslimahmediawatch)
Kendrapara mosque opens doors to women (sourceKENDRAPARA: Hundreds of Muslim women offered prayers at an exclusive namaz for females at Kendrapara's Minar mosque on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday. Mosque authorities said the annual event was aimed at women's empowerment ( Read more... ) -
"Bangladesh prostitutes win job title identity ruling"
This article is interesting but has inadequate context for my liking. I'm googling for more information but if anyone has any better links (in English for me or not in English for other readers) then please drop them in comments ( Read more... )