Tag Archive: Women

Apr 24 2013

The Final Insult to Steubenville’s Rape Victim

The two young men who played football have had their promising careers ended by the gold digging bitch that is the rape victim… That was the word on the lips of many people who saw her as a slut who got what was coming to her. There was a genuine feeling that these two young …

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Apr 23 2013

The Story of Laxmi

The Story of Laxmi used to be a story of caution in protecting women against the sexual exploitation and human traffic. Well? The BBC have an interesting version of it adopted to the modern realities and our understanding of sex work and human traffic.

Apr 21 2013

The Forgotten Shelters

In 2003, Orzala Ashraf Nemat had a dream. It wasn’t a big dream or one that would shake the foundations of the earth. But it was one that was important to women. Orzala dreamed of creating a network of women’s shelters in Afghanistan so that abused women would have a place to stay that could …

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Apr 20 2013

Age of Kali – The Embers Relight

When I first wrote about the Delhi Rape case in January, I was preparing for an exam to get my temporary registration to move on to the big subjects as a medical student. I was extremely busy but even then took a day off to go stand on the front lines of protests around me …

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Apr 13 2013

Age of Kali – Rock On

“If you do not withdraw the case, we will kill you, burn down your house and stone your daughter”.

Apr 10 2013

Age of Kali – Injustice for All

One of the major reasons for a reduced rape reporting rate in India is the complete lack of empathy from people. Everyone from the police, to the medical officers to the courts and indeed society doesn’t treat rape victims well.

Apr 09 2013

Witch hunter – Papua New Guinea

Two women were tortured and killed in Papua New Guinea a few days ago after an angry mob decided to accuse them of witchcraft.

Apr 09 2013

Age of Kali – How Not To Advertise

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b4aiso6pvRE

Apr 02 2013

Hags of Lag – Jimquisition gets it

If you aren’t aware about the controversy regarding the game Remember Me, then here is a summary. Apparently the creator had to fight a lot to get his game released because there was the notion that you cannot sell a “Female Protagonist” in a game. It won’t sell. Dudes don’t like Kissing Dudes.

Mar 28 2013

Drive

If you didn’t see this clip two years ago then you should see it now. Manal Al-Sharif is the woman behind the wheel of the car. And she is the first woman to drive a car in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ‘You know when you have a bird, and it’s been in a cage …

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