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Ask me about ‘Indian rapes’ one more time

Ruchi Chaudhury10 January 2018

Ruchi Chaudhury has had enough of the incessant grilling she is subjected to by voyeuristic British people who perceive rape as unique to India ...

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The F-Word stage blog: September 2017

Lissy Lovett22 September 2017

The F-Word's round-up of what's happening in the world of comedy and theatre in September...

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The impressive tawa’if

Holly Black14 September 2015

Holly Black finds the stories of the tawa’if remarkable and worthwhile, though the presentation at the exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society is hard to follow...

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New review: India’s Daughters

Holly Combe12 March 2015

Asiya Islam finds India's Daughter, The BBC documentary on the 2012 gang rape in Delhi, neither educational nor challenging and suggests we question its purpose...

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Indian women are not the world’s daughters

Asiya Islam12 March 2015

Asiya Islam finds India's Daughter, The BBC documentary on the 2012 gang rape in Delhi, neither educational nor challenging and suggests we question its purpose ...

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New review: Sandcastle

Ania Ostrowska3 December 2013

Marta Owczarek, who has been contributing to our music reviews section recently, watched Sandcastle during recent London International Film Festival and review...

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Building castles in the sand

Marta Owczarek3 December 2013

Marta Owczarek reviews Sandcastle by Shomshuklla and talks to the director about her film debut ...

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Back in her own back yard

Sophie Mayer26 September 2013

In her documentary about Tamil woman poet Salma, Kim Longinotto gives us a story of emancipation with an unexpected ending, says Sophie Mayer ...

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India needs comprehensive reform, not death penalty, to deal with violence against women

Guest Blogger26 August 2013

This is a guest post by Dr Aisha K. Gill, Reader in Criminology at the University of Roehampton. Her main areas of interest and research are health and crimina...

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New review: India: A Dangerous Place to Be a Woman

Holly Combe20 July 2013

The BBC's recent India: A Dangerous Place to Be a Woman documentary follows a familiar pattern when it comes to Western reporting on violence against women in I...

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India’s Western problem

Asiya Islam20 July 2013

The BBC's recent India: A Dangerous Place to Be a Woman documentary follows a familiar pattern when it comes to Western reporting on violence against women in India says Asiya Islam ...

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Report back: Protest Against Sexual Violence in India

zohra7 January 2013

This post discusses a violent attack on and rape of a woman. My thoughts are with her loved ones, and with survivors seeking justice and recovery everywhere....

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“Asking for it”: Delhi police blame rape on the victims

Guest Blogger19 April 2012

Nanki Chawla discusses the comments made by leading police officials blaming rape on the victims in Delhi. ...

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Take back the tech

Farah Jassat5 January 2012

In Cairo and New Dehli, smart phone apps are being used to map sexual harassment and report sexual assault. Farah Jassat reports ...

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Interview with an activist: the fight to make widow agenda a priority

Sheena Vasani3 July 2010

Dr Mohini Giri, India’s leading woman’s activist is determined to see a shift within the treatment of widows. “India being a patriarchal soci...

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Quick shout out to Women’s Web, and other news

Jess McCabe29 April 2010

Feminist blogger Aparna V. Singh from Apu's World has launched a magazine aimed at Indian women, Women's Web. This recent feature about the challenging facing ...

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