2014 March

Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar – Part 2
Picture of a female acid attack survivor. She is wearing a black headscarf and her eyes are turned downwards.
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar – Part 2

In continuation of Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar  – Part 1 Sabiha Sumar presents the harsh reality of…
By Surbhi Dewan
March 15, 2014
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar – Part 2
My Cup of Tea: Narrating Collective and Individual Stories through Illustration
An illustration of two muslim women dressed in burkhas who are out shopping. There are manequins and bags in the shop windows that they are browsing.
My Cup of Tea: Narrating Collective and Individual Stories through Illustration

By: Priyanka Sacheti at the IMOW Blog When you hear the word “illustration,” what does it conjure for you? For…
By Curated Content
March 15, 2014
My Cup of Tea: Narrating Collective and Individual Stories through Illustration
Teenage feminism – coming to a blog near you
A picture of a class full of young students with their four teachers standing at the back. One of the students towards the front is holding up a placard with Mary Wollstonecraft's name written on it.
Teenage feminism – coming to a blog near you

By: Chelsea Birkby at The F-Word. Chelsea Birkby welcomes the spread of the feminist movement online with open arms for changing young women’s…
By Curated Content
March 15, 2014
Teenage feminism – coming to a blog near you
Women’s Day
A picture of Pakistani feminist filmmaker Sabiha Sumar. Her dark hair has specks of gray in it, and she is wearing thick-rimmed glasses and a checked t shirt.
Women’s Day

[slideshow_deploy id=’2097′] Women’s issues are everyone’s issues for every day, not just for March 8.    
By Curated Content
March 1, 2014
Women’s Day
Interview: Maya Rao
Interview: Maya Rao
March 1, 2014
Interview: Maya Rao
जिनपर हमें अभिमान है !
A collage of photos of various notable feminists including Madame Cama, Savitribai Phule, Ismat Chughtai, Sampat Pal Devi, and so on
जिनपर हमें अभिमान है !

जहाँ महिलाओं का अंतरिक्ष में पहला कदम महिला विकास की ओर एक बड़ा कदम है वहीं  समाज में हो रहे…
By Dipika Srivastava
March 1, 2014
जिनपर हमें अभिमान है !
The Editorial: Women
An illustration of the symbol that denotes 'female' arranged in a pattern
The Editorial: Women

As soon as March arrives, or even before it actually does, all the hullaballoo about Women’s Day begins. Since the…
By TARSHI
March 1, 2014
The Editorial: Women
Feminism and Science: Teaching and Learning ‘Science in the Making’
A picture of feminist scientist Chayanika Shah. Her hair is dark, with specks of grey. She has a blue scarf wrapped around her neck, and is wearing blue earrings.
Feminism and Science: Teaching and Learning ‘Science in the Making’

Chayanika Shah [1] in conversation with Vivek Vellanki Vivek Vellanki: You did your PhD in Physics from IIT in the 1980s,…
By Vivek Vellanki
March 1, 2014
Feminism and Science: Teaching and Learning ‘Science in the Making’
Beyond The Simple Formulas
Illustration of a woman with her kids and a man with kids, joined together by hair and beard
Beyond The Simple Formulas

‘Woman? It’s simple, say the fanciers of simple formulas: she is a womb, an ovary; she is a female –…
By Shweta Krishnan
March 1, 2014
Beyond The Simple Formulas
Smile
Smile
March 1, 2014
Smile
Malina Suliman: Street Art in Afghanistan
Picture of Afghani street artist Malina Suliman sitting in front of one of the street murals she has painted. She is wearing a white kurta with a purple cardigan and a purple headscarf.
Malina Suliman: Street Art in Afghanistan

[slideshow_deploy id=’1900′] Malina Suliman is a contemporary Afghan artist, brought up in a war ravaged country and one of the…
By Malina Suliman
March 1, 2014
Malina Suliman: Street Art in Afghanistan
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar
March 1, 2014
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar
WOMAN. ENOUGH.
A black and white sketch of a group of women raising their fists in the air
WOMAN. ENOUGH.

It’s that time of the year again. Those 31 days during which we, the 49%, have a chance to be…
By Vani Subramanian
March 1, 2014
WOMAN. ENOUGH.
Medusa
An illustration of a woman facing sideways with snakes in place of her hair.
Medusa

Medusa, oh so beautiful! radiating beauty, a mere reflection, of male gaze, curse, shame and monstrous. Controlled, yet untamed, beauty…
By James Scott Edwards
March 1, 2014
Medusa
‘Justice is Not Spectator Sports’ – Reflections on One Billion Rising for Justice
A picture of activist Irom Sharmila, with an oxygen pipe stuck to her nose.
‘Justice is Not Spectator Sports’ – Reflections on One Billion Rising for Justice

Irom Sharmila, a civil rights activist from Manipur began a hunger strike in November, 2000 which is still going on….
By Rupsa Mallik
March 1, 2014
‘Justice is Not Spectator Sports’ – Reflections on One Billion Rising for Justice
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