Under the new Family Code, a woman must obey her husband, men are considered the head of the family, and the legal age for marriage is 16 for girls and 18 for boys.… Read the rest
PEN Festival panel discusses life and work of Hitchens 
May 1st, 2012 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Salman Rushdie said he fit comfortably in the tradition of great essayists going back to the 18th century and his work would undoubtedly endure.… Read the rest
Surly Amy says support women in secularism
May 1st, 2012 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She made limited edition Surly-Ramics necklaces as gifts for people who donate to student scholarships to the Women in Secularism conference.… Read the rest
From minister to atheist: questions haunted her
May 1st, 2012 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Is Jesus the only way to God? Would a loving God torment people for eternity? Is there any evidence of God at all? And one day, she realized: “I’m an atheist.”… Read the rest
Adele Wilde-Blavatsky responds
May 1st, 2012 5:48 am | By Ophelia BensonI’ve just published Adele Wilde-Blavatsky’s response to The Feminist Wire’s “Collective Response” to her article (also for The Feminist Wire) on the hijab and the hoodie. Don’t miss it. The “Collective Response” and the actions of The Feminist Wire – especially in summarily booting Wilde-Blavatsky from TFW – are a stinking outrage.
The ”Collective Response” said, among other things,
What we do find deeply problematic, however, is the questioning of women’s choice to wear the niqab and the presumption that this decision is rooted in a “false consciousness.”
Wilde-Blavastky replied (but the Feminist Wire booted her out instead of publishing it, so I have the privilege of publishing it instead)
… Read the restThis is not a presumption, there is significant empirical
(This is a syndicated post. Read the original at FreeThoughtBlogs.)
The Feminist Wire censorship: An unpublished response
May 1st, 2012 | By Adele Wilde-BlavatskyHere is my unpublished response to a collective response (signed by over 70 feminists) that was published on The Feminist Wire website opposing my article: ‘To be Anti-Racist is to be Feminist: The Hoodie and the Hijab are not Equals’. I sent this response to TFW editorial collective for publication, prior to their removing both my article and their collective response.
Thank you for this collective response to my article. I absolutely accept and welcome the effort by The Feminist Wire Collective to challenge hierarchies of privilege and build solidarity. I have listened to your concerns and taken them to heart as well. We can all learn something from this debate. I also welcome any initiative for an honest … Read the rest
Andrew Copson on state-funded “faith” schools
May 1st, 2012 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Catholic church promoted to all pupils in its secondary schools a petition against gay marriage in a way unacceptable for any publicly funded body.… Read the rest
