Coming to Grips With Intergenerational Trauma
Every day is a struggle to not turn out like them. Call it my secondhand trauma, but the way the ...
Tag: abuse
Our Honour is Greater Than Our “Purity”
Patriarchy always has very strong roots in South Asian culture. A lot of the times, womxn are not encouraged to ...
‘Thappad’ Film Reaction: one Slap is Enough to say Enough
"Thappad" is not about the slap. It’s about the years of compromises, the lack of self-respect, and that moment when ...
16 Charged in Bangladesh for Fatal Burning of Nusrat Jahan Rafi
Sixteen people including the headmaster of an Islamic school in the Feni district, for the murder of 19-year old Nusrat ...
‘Ask a Woman About her Hair’: How my Relationship with my Hair and Sikhism has Evolved
My father was, and is a devout Sikh; so, we grew out our hair, prayed every morning, and went to ...
#MeToo: Finding my Voice in the Post-Weinstein Era
After receiving my Ph.D., I went on to launch the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS), which inspires women ...
Six Signs of an Abusive Friendship
When you hear the word abuse, what do you think of? A man physically abusing a woman or a person ...
Why Dismantling Patriarchy is Good for Men
Unless men challenge and dismantle this toxicity and patriarchy, it is inevitable that they will be controlled by false notions ...
Wounds That Time Cannot Heal: Here’s my #MeToo Story
My abuse was real. My sexual assault was real. And those experiences adversely affected much of my decisionmaking throughout my ...
Jahajee Sisters’ Annual Summit Aims to Engage the Indo-Caribbean Community on Gender-Based Violence
Jahajees on the Rise: Journeying into the Next 100 Years summit on May 5-6 aims to engage the Indo-Caribbean community ...
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