“Power can be taken, but not given. The process of taking is empowerment in itself.” said Gloria Steinem. Gloria Steinem has been a social political activist and american feminist since the late 1960’s. Her activism was very powerful to society as women were portrayed as…
Essays on Feminism
While the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are inclusive and expansive on its own, it aims in covering number of sectors that cover the socio-economic issues worldwide. In an attempt to bring the sexual and reproductive issues into its framework, SDGs has widened its focus involving…
Women have been trying to reach the goal of equality among the sexes for decades. They have been seeking to establish equal opportunities in employment and education. The history of feminism can be divided into three “waves”. “Feminism is often categorized as ‘waves’ – time…
Feminism is about empowerment and gaining equivalent rights compared to men. In many cultures at times women are sexualized and objectified, therefore it’s about allowing women to have control over their own lives and bodies. Although many people consider feminism as a particular way of…
In the way of more literary techniques that Hoisseni employs, the most recurring technique I saw was the way she used nature as a metaphor for the characters. Mariam is characterized the heaviest by nature symbolism and imagery. When the novel starts, Mariam and her…
Stereotypes are very common in all societies both within and between groups of people. They have been especially noticeable in ‘Western’ society about Middle Easterners and Arabs, including Afghans. Afghans are constantly the subject of over-generalized ideas, many of which are untrue or exaggerated. Common…
Fundamentally a nation comprises both men and women but what exactly is a nation? A nation is a body of people who are united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. A nation is where people respect each other’s…
In the past few years, women’s rights became a hot issue in Saudi Arabia, their rights to work, to be treated equally as men, and to be independent. Although Islam provided women’s rights many years ago, women’s rights were forgotten by Saudi people. Lately, women’s…
In 2014, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Malala Yousafzai. She is currently the youngest person ever to receive it. July 12, Malala’s birthday, is “National Malala Day”, but there’s more to her story. On July 12, baby Malala was born. In Pakistan, when…
She is fearless. That was my first thought when Zahida Kazmi started telling me her story about how she became Pakistan’s first female taxi driver. Zahida Kazmi, a 64 years old widow and a mother of seven children, drives a taxi in Rawalpindi since the…
