Racism and Sexual Violence in Indonesia
By: Andre Vltchek My good friend, a Chinese Indonesian lady, recently got grabbed and assaulted, in the middle of Jakarta, in broad daylight. When it happened, I was in Japan […]
Category Archives: Gender
Gender Issues
India: A Republic Of The Rapists, By The Rapists, For The Rapists?
By: Samar The news had sprung up from nowhere. All that I had picked up the newspaper for, was to kill some time on that long flight and here it […]
Russian Homeland Threatened By Feminism
By: Thomas Riggins Vladimir Putin’s government’s crack down on Pussy Riot may have helped save the Russian Federation from the peril of creeping feminism. One of his government’s closest allies, Patriarch […]
Portrayal of Women in Hindu Epics and Scriptures
By: Lawrence Rayappan The ancient Hindu-Indian society in respect to women is seen from two different perspectives. One is by Brahmins/Upper-caste originating from Indian antiquity, secondly by Dalits/liberalists.[1] During the Vedic […]
Feminist Monkey Wrenches in Egypt’s Revolution
By: Eric Walberg The process of shaping post-revolutionary Egypt to conform to the postmodern imperial world is proceeding apace. Egypt’s long history of invasion and occupation by first France (under […]
Being A Lady: How About A Reason To Rejoice?
By: Akankshi Srivastava So yesterday was yet another International Women’s Day, and I’m sure a lot of debates and discussions were conducted to discuss ways in which celebrating such a […]
Democracies Don’t Strip Their Women, But India Does
By: Samar This article looks into the desperation that forced women of the Govindpur village of Jagatsingpur district in Odisha, India to go for a naked protest in front of […]
International Women’s Day: Past And Present
By: Anuradha Ghandy Editor’s Note: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Brave New World presents to its readers an excerpt from an article written by the late Communist leader […]
India: An Unsung Damini in Kandhamal
By: Asha Kowtal She was young and carefree, exploring life and trying to live it to the fullest. As a young girl she wanted to look beautiful, study well and […]
Women’s Rights — Violating The Vulnerable: Manifestations And Attitudes
By: Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Sudhir G. Vombatkere, Ph.D The latest spurt in crime is focussed on rape, brutal rape, brutal gang-rape. Women who resist rape and fight back are brutally […]
