Jordan Times story on latest honour killing. A girl tortured and beaten for wearing make-up. Sold out to her father by an obliging uncle. From the piece: Every single member of the Cabinet and every single senior official and every single journalist, judge, lawyer, activist and citizen who isn’t doing something to stop this “horrorContinue reading “Yet another father murdering his daughter… and getting her siblings to join in”
Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
AHAHAHA. A how-to guide on being a Jordanian Suberstar
OK, so now that I am done rolling on the floor and screaming with laughter into the ruined rug (bloody red wine), I’d like to share this video with you all: It’s funnier if you understand at least some Arabic, but even if you don’t – if you’ve ever been to Jordan, especially to neighbourhoodsContinue reading “AHAHAHA. A how-to guide on being a Jordanian Suberstar”
Alina Rudya and the Kyiv Post – a great disappointment
This op-ed in the Kyiv Post is a bizarre mixture of truth and utter BS. For what it’s worth, I’m willing to believe that the author means everything she says. Unfortunately, half the time she says stuff that makes me feel like stuffing glass shards beneath my eyelids. For example, this: I won’t tell youContinue reading “Alina Rudya and the Kyiv Post – a great disappointment”
Kyle Payne, you are not welcome in the feminist blogosphere
You are a sexual predator. Your non-apology on the subject was pretty bloody telling. The fact that you have the gall to continue linking feminist sites after your release is – while certainly not surprising – plain gross. You obviously want to make this issue go away; it’s not going to happen. Were I backContinue reading “Kyle Payne, you are not welcome in the feminist blogosphere”
Speaking of sexual harassment in the region – good for you, ladies
Just saw this BBC story about fighting, quite literally, sexual harassment in Egypt. Could not be more impressed. Karate is a good step forward, and this sort of thing makes me want to re-inroll in tae kwan do here in Amman. Of course, some attackers escalate to violence when the woman pushes back, we allContinue reading “Speaking of sexual harassment in the region – good for you, ladies”
Natalia A. 