Posts filed under 'Women'

Migrantas: eine visuelle Sprache der Migration

16 November 2007

Migration ist nicht eigentlich einfach: das Bewusstsein einer vielseitigen kulturellen Identität, das Gefühl der Zerrissenheit zwischen der alten und der neuen Heimat, die Sorge um die Zukunft der Kinder sind zum Beispiel Fragen, die Migrantinnen der unterschiedlichsten Hintergründe betreffen.
Es gibt viele Schwierigkeiten, die Migrantinnen erfahren, ohne die Möglichkeit zu haben, ihre Gefühle zu äußern.
Migrantas aber […]

The Ugly Concept Of Beauty

20 March 2007

I’ve always believed that beauty has no rules, limits, or standards. Beauty, I strongly believe, is a matter of taste. There is no such things as “beauty idols”, or “steps to beauty”, or anything of the kind.
Whoever may look beautiful in the eyes of someone, might look normal, or even ugly in the eyes of […]

Lesson of The Day:

27 November 2006

“Tolerance means accepting differences, not forcing a uniform” _ a Muslim reporter defending the right of Muslim women to wear Hijab in non-Muslim countries.

خارج الجسد’: ولادة الحياة برغم كل شيء’

03 June 2006

أوّل ما شدّني لهذه الرواية كان اسم الكاتبة: عفاف البطاينة. لم أكن قد سمعت باسم هذه الكاتبة الأردنية سابقا. قرأت خلاصة القصة على الغلاف وقرّرت شراءها. لفت انتباهي أنّ الرواية غير متوفّرة في أي ركن أردني مشارك في معرض الكتاب وأنّها لاتباع إلاّ في هذا الركن اللبناني، وعندما دقّقت النظر لاحظت أنّ دارالنشر […]

Islamic Veil & Celebrities

30 May 2006

The Arab world is witnessing a wave of attacks pointed specifically to famous women in the Arab world who wore the Islamic veil in the middle of their blooming careers as movie stars, media representatives or singers.
The wave got specifically stronger following the decision of 2 Egyptian movie stars to wear the Islamic veil: Hala […]

Mission Challenge

22 May 2006

I believe many of you are already aware of the LBC’s reality show: Mission Fashion. A competition between young Arab designers as well as Arab models, all under the supervision of the extremely talented Lebanese Designer Elie Saab and a group of professionals.
Now I must admit I’m no big fan of reality TV. But sometimes […]

The Death Of Victoria Omeish

25 January 2006

Victoria Omeish, a name that may ring no bell to so many, but to me this name is strongly attached to a lovely period of my life in Amman.
Omeish was a very active and inspiring figure in her career with Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTVC).
Ever since I came to Jordan by the age […]

CODEPINK: Women for Peace

20 January 2006

CODEPINK is a peace and social justice movement initiated by a group of American women for one single reason: “waging” peace.
Their goal is to stop war in Iraq, and prevent any new wars that may take place.
Instead of using violence and spreading destruction, CODEPINK calls for policies based on compassion, kindness and a commitment to […]

Wanna Talk religion?!

28 December 2005

“A few public girls’ schools in Jeddah submitted requests to have gymnasiums built, but their hopes for introducing physical education classes were dashed after the Ministry of Education announced that physical education for girls would not be allowed.the Ministry of Education stated that it “would not introduce physical education in girls’ schools” and requested that […]

“Follow The Women”… pedalling for peace!

16 September 2005

About 300 women from 25 countries will be riding bicycles to pedal for peace. The around 300-km ride, starts in Beirut today and goes through Syria and Jordan ending in Ramallah-Palestine.This bike ride is called “Follow the Women” and is meant to send a message to world leaders to stop the suffering caused by the […]