On April 27, Nigeria woke to the news of a raid by police on two…
Advocacy
Is there a “women’s movement” in Malawi? Yes, there are many times as a country…
There is nothing that gets patriarchy and its adherents in knots as any discussion around…
The month of march otherwise known as the Women’s History Month with 8th March being…
My Valentine’s Day is usually very special but not for the reasons you might think.…
Roxane Gay, author of the Bad Feminist known for her fight for more rights for…
Early January, I spent a week interacting with married women living in rural areas in…
By Reem Gaafar & Omnia Shawkat Country-wide peaceful demonstrations against the regime in Sudan are in their…
The mobilizations specially provided platforms, space and amplified the voice in protesting against the violence women suffer on a daily basis; reclaiming the power to challenge oppressive systems and policies and advocating for keeping institutions and states accountable. We feminists do proclaim that the personal is political, which is difficult to articulate when sometimes discussions are sanitized and devoid of political nuance hence the resistance and mobilization.
We all seem to know that women and girls have periods every month. It’s a common knowledge, right? but do we know bloody injustices we are all part of? If you don’t, then you are part of the problem… What I can only tell you is, period /hedhi /menstruation is a normal biological routine for all mature women – it’s a health thing. What astonishes me however is how the world has decided to make this biological routine the most shameful thing