Category: Thoughts
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The Madonna–Whore Trap
by Shagufe Hossain Women, it has been told, descended from Eve. Biblical sources say God created Man. And then, from the rib of the first man, Adam, the first woman, Eve, was created. But there is another story. According to Jewish mythology, more specifically, the Alphabet of Ben Sira, the first woman to be created…
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We Have Been Deceived by the National Citizen Party
by Muntasir Rahman I am Md. Muntasir Rahman, an activist. My activism primarily focuses on gender and sexual minorities; alongside this, I have long worked on women’s rights, minority rights, and broader human rights issues. On July 15, 2024, while gathering news for a foreign newspaper, I began searching for movement coordinators and contacted them…
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Denim Day: Saying No to Victim Blaming
by Khadizatul Kubra [TRIGGER WARNING] Sexual assault—something we hear about every day, something that shows up on our social media feeds every time we scroll—and we just move past it. Every day, there is news of a woman or a child being assaulted. I don’t even want to use the obvious “r” word right now,…