Category Archives: Gender

Where should the birds fly?

Posted on 7 August, 2010 by

A moving upcoming documentary by young journalist-filmmaker Fida Qishta, set to the haunting music of Marcel Khalife and with the title inspired by a line in a Mahmoud Darwish poem. The film’s trailer is followed by an extended clip that … Continue reading →

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Ban the Business Burqa

Posted on 20 December, 2009 by

From Michael Leunig (cartoons site). Check out a selection of Leunig cartoons posted here.

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On Rage: Germaine Greer

Posted on 10 October, 2009 by

Intellectual powerhouse provocateur Germaine Greer is always good for some brain food. Here she offers a thought-provoking talk on her ‘rage’ thesis about colonialism, militarism and the current state of indigenous or occupied peoples. This is a keynote address from … Continue reading →

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Castigated for displaying humanity as ‘empathy with the enemy’: Israeli anchorwomen

Posted on 17 January, 2009 by

Israeli Channel 2 anchorwoman, Yonit Levy, has recently been castigated by Israeli viewers and from within her network for her “anti-Zionist” views and for “weakening national morale” by expressing any sort of humanity, such as in the following statement: “It’s … Continue reading →

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