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Part 1:We talk with Rafia Zakaria, a political philosopher and author.We discuss the denaturalization threats that have been used by the Trump Administration, and how denaturalization has been used in the past.Pare 2:We talk with John Nichols, journalist and author.We discuss Trump's attacks on popular entertainers, such as Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift.We also talk about how Democrats have been outperforming in local elections. We discuss some of the tactics used by the winner Democrats to defeat 'safe' Republicans WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic: David Rovics
7:15AM // An excerpt from 3CR's summer series "Writing Home", a show in which Satellite Skies host Madhvi takes listeners through important feminist readings from the Global South. In this excerpt, which originally aired on 6 Jan, Madhvi discusses and reads an extract from "Against White Feminism" by Rafia Zakaria. It's a fabulous read on compulsory sexuality, and the problems with a singular white empowerment feminist narrative in today's capitalist world. Tune in to 3CR on Saturdays 9-10AM to hear the last two episodes of this summer special, or you can find Madhvi's episodes of Satellite Skies at 3cr.org.au/satelliteskies. 7:30AM // Marc Isaac is a queer comedian, born in Scotland, and now based mainly in Melbourne. They join us to talk about the open mic comedy scene in Melbourne and queer friendly spaces from an intersectional perspective. They have recently started up Queer Comedy Collingwood, a vibrant and diverse LGBTQI+ comedy night, with the goal of ‘making comedy queer again'. Check it out, the first Tuesday of the month from 7pm, at Wheat, Wine and Whisky on 284 Smith St Collingwood. You can also follow Marc on Instagram @marcisaaccomedy. 7:45AM // A second excerpt from 3CR's summer series "Writing Home" on important feminist readings from the Global South. In this excerpt, host Madhvi introduces and pays tribute to the life of Savitribai Phule, social reformer, poet, and first female teacher in India, to coincide with her birthday on the 3rd January. This discussion originally aired on Sat 11 Jan and finishes with a song, "Jago" by Amira Gill, Amrit Ramnath & M.S Krsna. Tune in to 3CR on Saturdays 9-10AM to hear the last two episodes of this summer special, or you can find Madhvi's episodes of Satelliteskies at 3cr.org.au/satelliteskies. 8:00AM // Kathryn Kelly, a former federal public servant who worked largely in the environment and Aboriginal affairs portfolios, on the ongoing genocide in Palestine and the demands of IPAN (the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network). Kathryn visited Gaza and the West Bank in 2002 and 2003 and then founded the ‘Australians for Justice and Peace in Palestine' organisation in Canberra in 2003. Kathryn was a member of the IPAN National Coordinating Committee as an ACT rep, (2013-2023). Kathryn was also a founding co-convenor of the Alliance Against Political Prosecutors until recently, advocating for the truth tellers/whistleblowers. 8:15AM // Sofii Belling-Harding, host of a new 3CR program called 'BITE: Black is the Essence', interviewing her Aunty Tammy Lee Rock, an award-winning actor, playwright, director, a natural-born comedian and radio presenter herself, on her work and experiences in the arts, including First Nations theatre production work in the 90s, storytelling through her various acting roles, and processing trauma. BITE is at 1pm on Mondays on 3CR. You can also head to www.3cr.org.au/bite to listen back to the full interview and previous programs. Songs:Leave Me Low - Becca HatchOrlando in Love - Japanese Breakfast
Vražda ředitele americké pojišťovny UnitedHealthcare Briana Thompsona otřásla začátkem prosince internetem, a nejen jím. Obžalovaný z vraždy Luigi Mangione okamžitě získal masovou podporu. V online sbírce se na něj již vybralo v přepočtu více než tři miliony korun, internet zaplavují memy a firmy začínají vyrábět merch deklarující podporu obžalovanému. Ačkoli u sebe podle americké policie Mangione měl dopis, v němž odsuzoval pojišťovny a jejich fungování, jeho vina nebyla zatím dokázána a právník šestadvacetiletého absolventa prestižní americké univerzity jeho vinu popírá. Solidarita s Mangionem nicméně nevznikla proto, že by lidé věřili, že čin nespáchal. Naopak. V posledních týdnech lidé zveřejňují mrazivé příběhy o tom, co jim UnitedHealthcare jako pojišťovna, jíž pravidelně platili příspěvky, provedla. V USA je systém zdravotního pojištění zcela privatizovaný a k pojištěným se pojišťovny chovají často tak, jak je to pro ně finančně nejvýhodnější. Například UnitedHealthcare v průměru zamítá třetinu pojistných zákroků, a to i když jde o nutné procedury plně pojištěných osob. Tato praxe má za následek, že lidé – nejen z nižší, ale i střední třídy – často upadají do dluhů a jejich zdravotní stav se zhoršuje, neboť pojišťovny žádosti o odvolání bez soucitu odmítají. Na tomto systému zavražděný Thompson vydělával v přepočtu 20 milionů korun měsíčně. Právě proto je jeho vražda pro mnoho lidí odpovědí na utrpení a frustraci americké společnosti. Čin, z něhož je Mangione obžalovaný, je otevřeně politický. V novém dílu Hysterie probíráme, jak na politické násilí v minulosti pohlížely anarchistky, marxistky a feministky. Je totiž jednoduché říct, že „všechno násilí je špatné“ nebo že „vražda není nikdy legitimní“. Mnoho lidí si však takovou pozici zkrátka nemůže dovolit. Jak připomíná mimo jiné Rafia Zakaria, každý emancipační boj má jiné strategie, závislé na kontextu a na situaci. A mnoho takových bitev v minulosti obsahovalo také politické násilí, například boj o volební právo sufražetek. Líbil se vám dnešní díl a stále nejste pravidelnými přispěvateli Alarmu? Zapojte se do naší nové crowdfundingové kampaně https://www.darujme.cz/spolecne-proti-algoritmum-nenavisti
“Family Proclamations” is the current podcast by Blair Hodges, host of Fireside. Enjoy this sample episode and be sure to subscribe directly to Family Proclamations now, because this episode will fall out of the Fireside feed next month!
Mainstream feminism today was created mostly by white women, for white women. It has soaked into American pop culture, social media, the economy, politics, and more. Rafia Zakaria wants that to change. In this episode, we discuss her book Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption. About the Guest Rafia Zakaria is a Pakistani-American attorney, feminist, journalist, and author. Her books include he authored the books The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan and Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption.
This conversation was real and hard, and at times provocative but worth listening to every minute if you truly believe in equity for ALL women. Rafia Zakaria is the author of one of the most important books of our time: Against White Feminism- challenging all of us, white, brown and black women to strive for inclusive feminism that moves beyond the upper middle-class white women.
Anche se l'amore rimane materia sfuggente e inconoscibile, noi continuamo a parlarne, continuamo a ragionarci sopra, continuiamo a raccontarlo. Magari grazie ai libri… Con Alice viaggiamo attraverso tre novità letterarie italiane che raccontano tre delle possibili stagioni dell'amore, con modi, stili e prospettive differenti. Senza fornire grandi risposte (quelle sono impossibili!) ma magari qualche riflessione, e perché no, un po' di conforto. Partiremo da L'ombra del Vulcano, l'ultimo libro di Marco Rossari, che oggi torna al romanzo con l'editore Einaudi, raccontando cosa rimane quando l'amore finisce e l'età è ormai matura. Poi continueremo con Una piuma nascosta di Lisa Ginzburg, pubblicato da Rizzoli, che analizza l'amore quando nasce nella forma più pura, cioè quella sperimentata da chi non l'ha mai provato prima, almeno in quei termini, semplicemente perché prima era troppo giovane. E chiuderemo con Gianluca Nativo e il suo Polveri sottili, pubblicato da Mondadori. Un romanzo che descrive l'amore dei ventenni, quello sospeso tra l'inconsapevolezza adolescenziale e il desiderio di farlo diventare parte di una vita finalmente adulta.Per la rubrica Mirador, che raccoglie proposte letterarie insolite e sorprendenti recensite da grandi voci della letteratura in italiano, Djarah Kan racconterà Contro il femminismo bianco di Rafia Zakaria.
Rafia Zakaria is the Pakistani-American author of Against White Feminism, a columnist for The Baffler, and a human rights lawyer. She's also a former Director of Amnesty International. Rafia explains what happened when she wrote a column in The Baffler about how the New York Time's podcast Caliphate was filled with lies. Rafia and Gabe also talk about Angelina Jolie's activist posts on Instagram. Visit Rafia Zakaria's website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram Buy Rafia's nonfiction book Against White Feminism Read Rafia at The Baffler Read about Rafia in New York Times Watch Rafia on Democracy Now More episode resources and links Email Gabe Hudson: gabehudsonsays@gmail.com Follow Gabe on Twitter and Instagram Other episodes you may enjoy: Elizabeth McCracken (author of The Hero of This Book) Tressie McMillan Cottom (NYT's columnist) Merve Emre (contributing writer at The New Yorker) Charles Yu (National Book Award Winner) About the Host: Gabe Hudson is the author of 2 books published from Knopf. His honors include being named one of Granta's “Best of Young American Novelists,” PEN/Hemingway Award Finalist, the Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University, the John Hawkes Prize in Fiction from Brown University, a fellowship from Humanities War & Peace Initiative at Columbia University, and Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His writing has appeared in Granta, The New Yorker, The Believer, McSweeney's, and The New York Times Magazine. He was Editor-at-Large for McSweeney's for 10+ years. He served in the Marine Corps. He teaches at Columbia University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today I am delighted to be in conversation with Rafia Zakaria, an American Muslim author, attorney, and political philosopher, to discuss her powerful book, Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption. In this book, Rafia challenges white feminism's global, long-standing affinity with colonial, patriarchal, and white supremacist ideals. Covering such ground as the legacy of the British feminist imperialist savior complex and "the colonial thesis that all reform comes from the West" to the condescension of the white feminist-led "aid industrial complex" and the conflation of sexual liberation as the "sum total of empowerment," Zakaria follows in the tradition of intersectional feminist forebears Kimberlé Crenshaw, Adrienne Rich, and Audre Lorde. Zakaria ultimately refutes and reimagines the apolitical aspirations of white feminist empowerment in this radical critique, with Black and Brown feminist thought at the forefront.Rafia is a writer at the Baffler and Dawn magazine and a Fellow at the African American Policy Forum, an innovative think tank Co-Founded by Kimberle Crenshaw that connects academics, activists and policy-makers to promote efforts to dismantle structural inequality. Highlights:(03:09) Rafia's journey to publishing this book(12:34) What is white feminism? (22:03) Moving away from individualism towards collective action(29:02) A Perspective Empowerment History and Collectivism Solidarity(46:21) Technology & white supremacy(52:20) Engineering our future: How feminists inform politics(56:36) Rahia's dream for the feminist movementRafia Zakaria's Links:Twitter:Rafia Zakaria @rafiazakariaInstagram:@rafiazakariafeministLinkedIn:Rafia ZakariaLinks Mentioned:Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption by Rafia ZakariaUnfocused Feminism: The battle lines go beyond the bedroom and the boardroom by Rafia ZakariaMy links: Substack: ayandastood.substack.com | Subscribe to my newsletter!!! Tiktok: @ayandastoodPodcast Instagram: @reimaginingwithayandastoodMy Instagram: @ayandastood --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayandastood/support
Agnes Fritz ist Geschäftsführerin bei Viva con agua Arts und des jährlich stattfindenden Musik- und Kunstfestivals der Millerntor Gallery in Hamburg, St. Pauli. Sie ist zweifache Mutter und Aktivistin. Eine Frau, die laut und leise sein kann, viel zu sagen hat und in deren Leben humanitäre Hilfe eine große Rolle spielt. In dieser Folge sprechen wir über: - Agnes Arbeit als Aktivistin und Crestor, - das Leben als Mutter und Geschäftsführerin, - die Dinge, die sie antreiben und für die sie aufsteht, - Nachhaltigkeit und die Bedeutung von Konsum, - die Bedeutung von Freundschaft und Beziehungen in ihrem Leben, - die gesellschaftliche Kraft von Musik & Kunst, - die Millerntor Gallery und die Arbeit mit ihrem Team, - Auszeiten im Kalender, - Rituale, die den Alltag leichter machen, - ein privilegiertes Leben, - die Frauenquote im Event- und Veranstaltungsbereich, - welche Bedeutung Wasser und humanitäre Hilfe in ihrem Leben haben, - Demos & das Leben in einer Kommune - und welche Strukturen wir für beide Geschlechter brauchen, um gut arbeiten zu können. Über Agnes Fritz: https://www.instagram.com/agnes.fritz/?hl=de Viva Con Agua https://www.vivaconagua.org/ Millerntor Gallery: https://www.millerntorgallery.org/ Agnes Buchtipp: Against White Feminism von Rafia Zakaria Über uns: Das Magazin: www.personalitymag.com Folge uns auf Instagram unter: https://www.instagram.com/personalitymag/ Melde dich für unser monatlichen Newsletter an: http://eepurl.com/hcgREz Hinterlasse uns einen Kommentar und eine Bewertung auf iTunes und abonniere uns bei Spotify
Ce qui manque à nos luttes, c'est peut-être un imaginaire commun, un futur idéal que l'on chercherait, ensemble, à atteindre. Peut-être que pour changer la société actuelle, c'est d'utopies dont nous avons besoin. Pour faire advenir notre société féministe idéale, encore faut-il l'imaginer. Dans cet épisode, Rafia Zakaria, avocate et intellectuelle féministe pakistano-américaine nous parle du premier magazine indien créé par et pour les femmes et d'une utopie qui y est publiée : Le Rêve de Sultana. Elle nous explique en quoi les utopies nous permettent de proposer une autre histoire, une autre perspective. Pour Réjane Sénac, politologue, l'utopie est le seul réalisme. Initiatives citoyennes, manifestations, désobéissances civiles sont déjà des utopies en acte, des “désobéissances fertiles et heureuses”. La Méthode est une coproduction Louie Media et Gloria Media. Elle est présentée par Rebecca Amsellem, qui l'a co-écrite avec Léna Coutrot en collaboration avec Fanny Ruwet. Elle a été réalisée par Alexandra Kandy-Longuet. Soukaïna Qabbal était à l'édition et à la production. La musique originale a été composée par Clémentine Charuel et Julie Roué. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.
Nous traversons un moment politique historique, où tout peut basculer. Vers un monde encore plus misogyne, ou vers une société vraiment égalitaire. Alors, pour tenter de faire advenir une société féministe, est-ce qu'il n'y aurait pas une méthode ? Dans cette série documentaire en six épisodes, Rebecca Amsellem s'interroge sur les moyens à notre disposition pour mener une lutte féministe victorieuse.Dans le monde entier, des mouvements se structurent pour renverser le patriarcat, et ce depuis bien longtemps. La première étape, c'est de construire la mémoire de ces luttes, et la célébrer ; c'est ce que pense la philosophe Geneviève Fraisse. Sa méthode, c'est l'historicité, pour ne pas avoir à recommencer le combat féministe de zéro, à chaque fois. Pour l'avocate et autrice pakistanaise-américaine Rafia Zakaria, il est aussi urgent que cette histoire du féminisme s'émancipe du récit occidental, centré sur les femmes blanches. Elles veulent toutes les deux abandonner le concept de « vagues du féminisme », pour raconter cette lutte dans toute sa continuité. La Méthode est une coproduction Louie Media et Gloria Media. Elle est présentée par Rebecca Amsellem, qui l'a co-écrite avec Léna Coutrot en collaboration avec Fanny Ruwet. Elle a été réalisée par Alexandra Kandy-Longuet. Soukaïna Qabbal était à l'édition et à la production. La musique originale a été composée par Clémentine Charuel et Julie Roué. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.
Maybe we are missing a common imaginary, an ideal future that together, we could strive for. To change society, we need utopias. To make our ideal feminist society become finally real, we first need to imagine it.In this episode, Rafia Zakaria, a Pakistani-American feminist lawyer and intellectual, tells us about India's first magazine created by and for women, and a short-story: Sultana's Dream. She explains how utopias allow us to imagine another story, another perspective. For Réjane Sénac, a French political scientist, utopia is the only realism. Citizen initiatives, demonstrations, civil disobedience are already utopias in action, "fertile and happy disobedience". The Method is a co-production by Louie Media and Gloria Media. Rebecca Amsellem is the host, and she co-wrote this podcast with Léna Coutrot, in collaboration with Fanny Ruwet.This documentary series was directed by Alexandra Kandy-Longuet. Soukaïna Qabbal was editing and producing. The original music was composed by Clémentine Charuel and Julie Roué. Stephanie Williamson translated the text from French to English. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We are going through historical times. Everything changes so fast. Change can go both ways: our society can become even more misogynistic, or we could finally live in a more equal world. But to try to build a feminist society, we need a Method. In this 6-part series, Rebecca Ansellem, a French-Canadian feminist activist, investigates how we could achieve a successful feminist movement. All over the world, movements are organizing to overthrow the patriarchy, and have been for a long time. According to the French philosopher Geneviève Fraisse, the first step of the method is to write the history of these struggles and to celebrate it, in order not to have to start from scratch every time. For the Pakistani-American lawyer and author Rafia Zakaria, it is also urgent to emancipate the history of feminism from the Western narrative, centred on white women. They both want to abandon the concept of "waves of feminism", to tell the story of this movement in all its continuity. The Method is a co-production by Louie Media and Gloria Media. Rebecca Amsellem is the host, and she co-wrote this podcast with Léna Coutrot, in collaboration with Fanny Ruwet.This documentary series was directed by Alexandra Kandy-Longuet. Soukaïna Qabbal was editing and producing. The original music was composed by Clémentine Charuel and Julie Roué. Lola Peploe was the English voice of Geneviève Fraisse. Stephanie Williamson translated the text from French to English. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Maria and Julio are joined by Ayman Mohyeldin, host of the MSNBC show “Ayman” and host of the podcast “American Radical.” They dive into the story of Rosanne Boyland and her participation in the January 6 insurrection. They also talk about radicalization when it comes to white people, the issues with media coverage of war and a recent New York Times report about Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, Ginni. ITT Staff Picks: In this piece for Vanity Fair, Ayman Mohyeldin and Preeti Varathan expand on the radicalization of Rosanne Boyland, which ultimately led to her death. On Justice Clarence Thomas and Ginni Thomas, Michael Tomasky writes, “Democrats, it's long past time to make an issue of him and his wife,” for The New Republic. “They must understand that there are no civilized wars,” writes Rafia Zakaria — an attorney, journalist and author — about the media coverage of Russia's invasion in Ukraine. Photo credit: AP Photo/John Minchillo, File
Feminism today is wracked with inequality. Rafia Zakaria, author of Against White Feminism, says feminists must have a reckoning within and that white women must make space for those women who may not be the policymakers or theorists, but who live the feminist struggle every day of their lives.
Maggie and Harmony break down their top 10 reads of 2021. These are the sticky books that are burned into our brains forever after this year. There are surprises, there's a re-read, there's mystery and intrigue. In This Episode: The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria ....and many more! To follow our episode schedule, go here https://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media pages on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/support
Marina talks with Rafia Zakaria about her book : Against White Feminism. Rafia Zakariais an author, attorney, and human rights activist who has just released her newest book, Against White Feminism. Zakaria was born and raised in Karachi before moving to the United States. She formerly served as a board member for Amnesty International USA. An accomplished writer, she has two previous books, The Upstairs Wife, An Intimate History of Pakistan and Veil, and is a columnist for BafflerMag and Dawn in Pakistan. Her articles have also been featured in The Guardian, CNN, The Boston Globe, The Boston Review, and The Times of India. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS's The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.
In today's episode, we have Rafia Zakaria in the #DesiCraftChat segment. She discusses her new book, Against White Feminism, which was out earlier this year. In conversation with her are this week's guest hosts, Mishika Narula and Srisruthi Ramesh of Brown Girl Bookshelf. Thank you for listening. Twitter: @DesiBooks; @browngbookshelf Instagram: @desi.books; @browngirlbookshelf Facebook: @desibooksfb Website: https://desibooks.co; https://browngirlbookshelf.org Newsletter: https://bit.ly/desibooksnews; https://browngirlbookshelf.substack.com/ Email: desibooks@desibooks.co; browngirlbookshelf@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/desibooks/support
This week, editor Andrew Blauner chats with acclaimed writers A. O. Scott and Rafia Zakaria about their contributions to the essay anthology Now Comes Good Sailing: Writers Reflect on Henry David Thoreau. This conversation originally took place October 21st, 2021 and was recorded live via Zoom. We hope you enjoy entering the mind of a [...]
This week, editor Andrew Blauner chats with acclaimed writers A. O. Scott and Rafia Zakaria about their contributions to the essay anthology Now Comes Good Sailing: Writers Reflect on Henry David Thoreau. This conversation originally took place October 21st, 2021 and was recorded live via Zoom. We hope you enjoy entering the mind of a [...]
Rafia Zakaria's latest book of essays Against White Feminism bills itself as a counter-manifesto to "white feminism's global, long-standing affinity with colonial, patriarchal, and white supremacist ideals".
Neste episódio vou falar contra o Feminismo Branco, como ele funciona, um exemplo do livro e o que devemos fazer para o combater... @sofareader
Rafia Zakaria is the author of Against White Feminism (W.W. Norton, 2021) and Veil (Bloomsbury, 2017). She's written for the Guardian, Boston Review, The New Republic, and The New York Times Book Review. She is a regular columnist for Al Jazeera America and Dawn Pakistan and has written for many publications around the world including The Hindu, The Calcutta Stateman, China Daily, The Korea Herald and Le Monde. Rafia is an author, attorney, political philosopher, and human rights activist who has worked on behalf of victims of domestic violence around the world. Zakaria was born and raised in Karachi and now lives in Pakistan and the United States, where she served on the board of directors of Amnesty International USA. She is the first Muslim American woman to serve on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA for two consecutive terms.
On this episode of en(gender)ed, guest host Roman James interviews feminist lawyer, human rights activist, political philosopher, columnist and author, Rafia Zakaria about her newly released book, Against White Feminism, Notes on Disruption. Roman speaks with Rafia about the historic domination of the feminist lexicon by upper middle-class white women, the de-centering of Black and Brown voices, and the role that patriarchy plays in perpetuating white supremacist, capitalist, imperialist feminism which often subjugates the very populations it asserts to be empowering. Roman James is mama to the most wonderful, generous, and intelligent light being she ever met. Additionally, she serves as an activist and resistor of the violence imposed on women and children in the archaic American family court system having been radicalized by the institutional betrayal of the legal system. Her purpose is to thrive in her self-possession, rise above the systemic failures and leave everyone she comes in contact with better off for having met her. During our conversation, Roman and Rafia referenced the following resources: Rafia's journey to becoming a feminist. Rafia's perspective on women being tasked to be disrupters. 1893 World's Fair's showcase of the “White City” and the exclusion of Black people and communities The controversy behind ESPN reporter Maria Taylor and Rachel Nicols The double standard and racism behind “culturally-coded crimes” --- Thanks for tuning in to the en(gender)ed podcast! Be sure to check out our en(gender)ed site and follow our blog on Medium. Join our feminist community of survivors, advocates and allies! Consider donating because your support is what makes this work sustainable. Please also connect with us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Don't forget to subscribe to the show!
In this episode, Jess and Lauren take their general reading update chat from Whatsapp on to the Podcast. Tune in for a world of 'currently', what they're each currently, reading, listening to, watching and the book mail they've received! Books Mentioned in this Episode: We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz, Magpie by Elizabeth Day, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria, Eve of Man by Giovanna and Tom Fletcher, Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors, Taste by Stanley Tucci and A Winter in Wonderland by Isla Gordon. Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram. Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: bookreccos@gmail.com Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos
We're excited to share our great conversation with Rafia Zakaria on her latest book, AGAINST WHITE FEMINISM. Rafia Zakaria is an attorney, political philosopher, the author of The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan, Veil, and most recently Against White Feminism. She also authored many essays for the Guardian, CNN, and the New York Times Book Review. She is a regular columnist for Dawn in Pakistan and the Baffler in the United States. You can also find her on Substack. AGAINST WHITE FEMINISM provides historical and contemporary evidence as to the destructive, problematic nature of white feminism and why we need to disrupt and dismantle it. Per Zakaria, a white feminist is someone who refuses to consider the role that whiteness and racial privilege have played and continue to play in universalizing white feminist concerns, agendas, and beliefs as being those of all feminism and all of feminists. Rafia Zakaria is one of the many authors from around the world participating in Miami Book Fair 2021, the nation's largest gathering of writers and readers of all ages. She is so looking forward to sharing her work, thoughts and new ideas with everyone, in person and on line. Please visit miamibookfair.com for more information, for follow MBF at @miamibookfair #miamibookfair2021 Feminists Without Mystique is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you'll love at Frolic.media/podcasts! - feministswithoutmystique.com Support us on Ko-fi! Twitter: @fwmpodcast Instagram: @feministswithoutmystique Facebook: facebook.com/fwmpodcast Email: feministswithoutmystique@gmail.com
It's not about the kidney, it's about plagiarism. Molly and Tiffany lube you up with Kim Kardashian's SNL monologue before dragging you through the depths of this Sonya Larson/Grub Street/Dawn Dorland "drama" AKA hell. LINKS! “Who is the Bad Art Friend?” (via NYT) Robert Kolker's request to interview Sonya Larson Celeste Ng (@pronounced_ing) on Twitter post-NYT article “Bad Art Friend” court documents via Scribd What to know about the years-long plagiarism dispute involving two Boston writers that has Twitter buzzing via Boston Globe Inspiration or plagiarism? Writing hackles raised in Boston dispute via Boston Globe“The Kindest” by Sonya Larson (via court filings) “All of The Corrections Dawn Dorland Sent Us About Our ‘Bad Art Friend' blogs” (via Gawker) @KidneyGate Twitter thread from Dan Nguyen Chip Cheek's email about seeing Dawn in “Gundo” Dawn Dorland's countersuit filing Document 118 Document 107, page 90 (Sonya's first draft with more instances of what appears to be plagiarism and using the name “Dawn”/emails) Document 112 (more receipts, Celeste Ng iMessage correspondence) Document 120 (more receipts, “The first draft of the story really *was* a takedown of Dawn, wasn't it?” “I would just tell her you're still revising and hope that she forgets?”) IdiotsContinue Substack Joshua Luna on weaponizing a POC experience Twitter thread from Heidi N. Moore “Who is the Worse Art Friend” by Rafia Zakaria (via SubStack) “Bad Art Friend Screenshots” via Dropbox DARVO MFA Program for Writers faculty and alumni receive NEA Fellowships Identity Fraud (via Gawker) NYT comments: “I've found that the attention-seeking amongst us, while often frustrating, are rarely afforded empathy” https://nyti.ms/3lh710p#permid=114855813 “I am a published, award-winning writer” https://nyti.ms/3AqTach#permid=114861952 “I met her once. Most of us didn't know her well (if at all).” https://nyti.ms/3086llR#permid=114862636 “The only evidence of entitlement I see here is a class one” https://nyti.ms/3AdCCnQ#permid=114853186 “I too am a teacher who serves on an academic honor committee.” https://nyti.ms/3uTZGHm#permid=114887748 “I was a student and intern at GrubStreet” https://nyti.ms/3oJIDqe#permid=114854577 “What a lot of people seem uncomfortable with is the “vulgarity” of Dorland's Facebook usage.” https://nyti.ms/3ajvLi7#permid=114903949 “As someone who knew this person, I have found it frustrating to see her framed as "just a little weird," https://nyti.ms/3uZuy9g#permid=114902971 “If, the only reason Dorland donated a kidney was kindness and altruism why did she have to tell anyone about it” https://nyti.ms/3mxGI5w#permid=114857767 “Dorlands demand that Larson validate her "altruism" is so blatantly and perversly self indulgent” https://nyti.ms/3oLKpHi#permid=114920321 “But, does this self serving action give Larson the "right" to take Dorland's circumstance” https://nyti.ms/3DshbRM#permid=114914003 “Her limited thinking there doesn't make me want to read Larson's work.” https://nyti.ms/3ls9x3S#permid=114909129 “A write-up by the UCLA Medical Center about Dorland's donation (I'm not sure I'm allowed to link to it here)" https://nyti.ms/3AoRgJ8#permid=114913506 BUY OUR MERCH! Get bonus content for Trend Lightly by the Solid Listen Network on Patreon. Follow our YouTube page. Memes, trending TikTok compilations and more.
This week Cal and I discuss the downfalls of "white feminism" and how this is letting women down. We discuss how we can participate in feminism in an intersectional way and keep driving the movement forward so no one is getting left behind. Plus, did you know that labiaplasty is fastest rising cosmetic surgery worldwide? Many people with vaginas are getting them nipped and tucked and we what to know WHY? In a poll of more than 3,600 readers, the online women's magazine Refinery29 found that almost half (48%) had concerns about the appearance of their vulva. Of those, 64% were worried about the size and 60% about the shape of their vulva, with almost one-third (30%) worried about the colour of their genitals. And I think it comes down to thinking that our vulva isn't "normal" well, before you make that assumption, have a look at these vulva positive influencers who can educate you on what "normal" actually looks like... Check out Ying Lee (@sativaplath69), who posts about their “phat coochie” and got an incredible 6.4m views for their video on “gatekeeping phat coochie culture” and you may also want to have a look at gynaecologists Jennifer Lincoln (@drjenniferlincoln) and Jen Gunter (@drjengunter) - the author of The Vagina Bible – who make videos explain the vast spectrum of what is normal. Cal let's rip another glorious rant and this one will hit you hard and we end with a confession from Izzy who is a self-described pervert...uh oh...lot's to discuss! Resources: The book Cal refer to is Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria. And if you loved that then have a listen to Koa Beck chatting about the racism imbedded in white feminism. Thanks again for your support! The best thing you can to support us is to follow and subscribe to the podcast and share it with a friend! :) Keep sharing, keep talking and keep supporting each other. xxx --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/imwithher/message
Kristen ponders women's collective anger about strategized incompetence in our partners, Roo talks her new grounding practice, and we chat with Rafia Zakaria about her new book Against White Feminism.about what white women must do to make the feminist movement in America truly intersectional. She has some amazing insights on how white privilege has infiltrated the feminist movement and shares her experiences as an immigrant woman of color and how the feminist movement alienated her. You can find her book here. In this episode we also talk about: STORi Audrey Stackable Cosmetic Organizer Drawers The Largest Laundry Detergent Sheets Port and Polish Modern Pill Box Roo's Record Player Chagaccino is your coffee's new friend with benefits! Just add one packet of the Chagaccino mix into your regular coffee or latte and transform it into an adaptogenic, superfood, mushroom-based mocha! It is delish AF, vegan, keto and has no sugar or calories.It;s mad e of 100% wild foraged chaga, raw cacao, Ceylon cinnamon, and sweetened with monk fruit. It tastes like mocha ice cream and cinnamon toast crunch had a baby. Chaga is crazy high in antioxidants Each Chagaccino packet has the antioxidant equivalent of 3 lb's of blueberries so it's amazing for immune support! Chaga is the most alkaline food on the planet due to its vast mineral content. Chagaccino Chaga has more Potassium than bananas, more Germanium than Turmeric and more Rubidium than Green Tea. Visit drinkrenude.com and use the promo code SELFIE at checkout to get 15% off Chagaccino orders!
Rafia Zakaria's controversial Against White Feminism challenges the status of icons like Simone de Beauvoir, Betty Friedan, and Eve Ensler.
Feminism means different things to different people. If you listened to our episode earlier this year, Feminism for the 99 percent, we took a deep dive into this, unpacking how women's issues intersect with class and race, what trickle-down feminism is, who's included and precluded from certain forms of mainstream, American feminism, and why it's important for feminism to be truly intersectional and inclusive. In this Conversation, we take a deep dive into how the ideology of whiteness permeates mainstream, Western feminism, and how those on the peripheries are often left out — and even exploited by — feminism and certain feminists. Rafia Zakaria is a columnist for Dawn in Pakistan and author, most recently, of Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption, published by Norton and Company. Against White Feminism has made quite a splash since its publication in August, with a lot of positive reception, but also drawing the ire of many of those who it seeks to critique — namely, a certain cadre of feminists, often upper-middle class and white, who hold onto their very specific ideas about what feminism is, what it's not, and perhaps most importantly — who gets to define it. We explore how a certain liberal form of white-supremacy permeates much of mainstream feminism, how the white feminist savior complex and imperial feminism have been deployed throughout history — and well into our present times, such as in Afghanistan — to marginalize women of color and impose the “correct” form of feminism in non-consensual and harmful ways, what trickle-down or #girlboss feminism are, and more. Thank you to The Raincoats for the intermission music in this episode. Upstream theme music was composed by Robert. Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider chipping in a one-time or recurring donation at www.upstreampodcast.org/support Also, if your organization wants to sponsor one of our upcoming episodes, we have a number of sponsorship packages available. Find out more at upstreampodcast.org/sponsorship For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast twitter.com/UpstreamPodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast You can also subscribe to us on Apple Podcast and Spotify: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532 Spotify: spoti.fi/2AryXHs
Feminism means different things to different people. If you listened to our episode earlier this year, Feminism for the 99 percent, we took a deep dive into this, unpacking how women's issues intersect with class and race, what trickle-down feminism is, who's included and precluded from certain forms of mainstream, American feminism, and why it's important for feminism to be truly intersectional and inclusive. In this Conversation, we take a deep dive into how the ideology of whiteness permeates mainstream, Western feminism, and how those on the peripheries are often left out — and even exploited by — feminism and certain feminists. Rafia Zakaria is a columnist for Dawn in Pakistan and author, most recently, of Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption, published by Norton and Company. Against White Feminism has made quite a splash since its publication in August, with a lot of positive reception, but also drawing the ire of many of those who it seeks to critique — namely, a certain cadre of feminists, often upper-middle class and white, who hold onto their very specific ideas about what feminism is, what it's not, and perhaps most importantly — who gets to define it. We explore how a certain liberal form of white-supremacy permeates much of mainstream feminism, how the white feminist savior complex and imperial feminism have been deployed throughout history — and well into our present times, such as in Afghanistan — to marginalize women of color and impose the “correct” form of feminism in non-consensual and harmful ways, what trickle-down or #girlboss feminism are, and more. Thank you to The Raincoats for the intermission music in this episode. Upstream theme music was composed by Robert. Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider chipping in a one-time or recurring donation at www.upstreampodcast.org/support Also, if your organization wants to sponsor one of our upcoming episodes, we have a number of sponsorship packages available. Find out more at upstreampodcast.org/sponsorship For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast twitter.com/UpstreamPodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast You can also subscribe to us on Apple Podcast and Spotify: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532 Spotify: spoti.fi/2AryXHs
Feminism means different things to different people. If you listened to our episode earlier this year, Feminism for the 99 percent, we took a deep dive into this, unpacking how women's issues intersect with class and race, what trickle-down feminism is, who's included and precluded from certain forms of mainstream, American feminism, and why it's important for feminism to be truly intersectional and inclusive. In this Conversation, we take a deep dive into how the ideology of whiteness permeates mainstream, Western feminism, and how those on the peripheries are often left out — and even exploited by — feminism and certain feminists. Rafia Zakaria is a columnist for Dawn in Pakistan and author, most recently, of Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption, published by Norton and Company. Against White Feminism has made quite a splash since its publication in August, with a lot of positive reception, but also drawing the ire of many of those who it seeks to critique — namely, a certain cadre of feminists, often upper-middle class and white, who hold onto their very specific ideas about what feminism is, what it's not, and perhaps most importantly — who gets to define it. We explore how a certain liberal form of white-supremacy permeates much of mainstream feminism, how the white feminist savior complex and imperial feminism have been deployed throughout history — and well into our present times, such as in Afghanistan — to marginalize women of color and impose the “correct” form of feminism in non-consensual and harmful ways, what trickle-down or #girlboss feminism are, and more. Thank you to The Raincoats for the intermission music in this episode. Upstream theme music was composed by Robert. Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider chipping in a one-time or recurring donation at www.upstreampodcast.org/support Also, if your organization wants to sponsor one of our upcoming episodes, we have a number of sponsorship packages available. Find out more at upstreampodcast.org/sponsorship For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast twitter.com/UpstreamPodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast You can also subscribe to us on Apple Podcast and Spotify: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532 Spotify: spoti.fi/2AryXHs
In this episode, host Anita Fuentes investigates the implications of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan from different angles with the help of guests Rafia Zakaria and Professor Michael Klare. Rafia Zakaria talks about her new book, Against White Feminism (2021), and how it ties into Western media coverage of Afghan women. Fuentes also speaks to Professor Michael Klare, defense correspondent at The Nation magazine, about his take on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan; a very different one to those being portrayed in mainstream media. The episode ends with a September media roundup, a brief section in which news articles, reports, and other materials focusing on (in)security issues are discussed. Security in Context is a podcast project from the research network of the same name, aimed at promoting new thinking on security from a global perspective. It features discussions about key questions on peace and conflict, the political economy of security and insecurity, militarism, and geopolitics, as they intersect with the processes of climate change, population movement, and the reorganization of global powers. In order to delve into these topics, we interview writers, researchers, activists and professionals from inside and outside the Security in Context network.
Rafia Zakaria, attorney, political philosopher, and author of the new book Against White Feminism talks about abortion, Afghanistan, empire, individualism, white supremacy and more with Sam Goldman. Follow Rafia on Twitter at @rafiazakaria. Mentioned in the conversation: The Other Afghan Women by Anand Gopal. Rallies for abortion rights were held around the country yesterday in response to the abortion ban in Texas and the plans for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe this year. Continued and spreading protest is needed now - get in touch with Refuse Fascism organizers by emailing info@refusefascism.org. Send your comments about the Refuse Fascism podcast to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Or leave a voicemail at 917-426-7582 or on https://anchor.fm/refuse-fascism/message. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism Cashapp: @RefuseFascism paypal.me/refusefascism donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refuse-fascism/message
Emma hosts Rafia Zakaria, weekly columnist at The Baffler, to discuss her recent book Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption, on how feminist thought has been by the ideology of whiteness, allowing a feminism to surface that reinforces capitalism and the exploitation of women of color. Particularly focusing on the late 20th Century brand of girl boss and “lean in” feminism, Emma and Rafia dive into how “trickle-down feminism” acts to center platforms, policies, and ideas generated by and for white women, while silencing women of color as the white saviors know best. Rafia then dives into the important tradition of feminist critiques of race in the US, from Audre Lorde to Kimberle Crenshaw, that helped build the space for feminisms like hers, that critique whiteness and capitalism, also exploring what the absence of this space looks like, as we see in the UK's feminist tradition. They move onto a discussion of how the coverage and response to the withdrawal from Afghanistan have emphasized the problems of white feminism, as Zakaria reflects on the US' first (supposedly) “feminist” war and the divide between the wishes of the feminist leaders in the ear of the White House and the women actually on the ground in Afghanistan, and how this “feminist” war served to reinforce and inflame the gender apartheid in the region and drastically impact the well being and livelihood of countless women. After touching on the historical elements of white feminism, working back to the suffrage movement in the early 20th Century and the frequent attempts to exclude women of color from both the fight and the rights, she and Emma look at the state of white feminism today, and how it works to undermine, silence, and condescend to women of color while bolstering the savior complexes of white folks, and why the development of feminisms such as Black feminism and Islamic feminism serve to strengthen feminism and help it grow in strength and numbers. Emma also continues her coverage of Biden's crumbling agenda as the bipartisan vote looms with Pelosi and Schumer backing all the way down to a “public declaration” on reconciliation from Manchin, after months of him double backing on his previous public statements. 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In this episode, we investigate the implications of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan from different angles with the help of our guests. Rafia Zakaria tells us about her new book, Against White Feminism, and how it ties into Western media coverage of Afghan women. We also speak to Professor Michael Klare, defense correspondent at The Nation magazine, about his take on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan; a very different one to those being portrayed in mainstream media. The episode ends with our September media roundup, a brief section in which we discuss news articles, reports, and other materials focusing on (in)security issues.
Shakila Zareen Welcome to the #StillHere Podcast, Episode 06! “So, 429 days is NOT two years and some change!”, so sayeth Whitney Amanda is incapable of translating pounds to kilometers. Hmm… Send your feedback about the podcast to stillherepodcast1@gmail.com During Anastasia's story, Whitney mentioned that Anastasia didn't mention the exact details of what happened, and Whiteny said she “will tell the story for her”. This was not intended, and she apologizes. She misspoke, and did not mean to diminish Anastasia's experience in any way. Whitney tells a joke…(crickets...crickets…) Whitney and Amanda both LOVE ice cream cake. Amanda likes ice cream deserts better, sans cake. Whitney mentions the Gabby Petito case. While this is tragic, it's also interesting to highlight that people of color who go missing generally receive far less attention in the media than white people. This is something that has to change. Timeline of the Gabby Petito case: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/16/us/gabby-petito-timeline-missing-case/index.html Watch the movie Wind River: https://www.netflix.com/title/80173524?source=35 Panguitch, Utah, Piute children were found in unmarked graves: https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2021/08/23/bodies-paiute-children/ We struggle to tell the stories of native peoples as a nation; we tend to tell only their stories of tragedy. This needs to change. Amanda's book recommendation: American Dirt - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QQLCZY1 If you are a person of Mexican descent and heritage, we want to hear what YOU thought of the book American Dirt! Send your thoughts to Amanda at stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Are the cops in Mexico worse than the cartels? Amanda fully admits to being a white girl, and wants YOU to send her emails letting her know what Mexico is really like. :) stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Survivor story from Afghanistan. Read Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria: https://www.amazon.com/Against-White-Feminism-Notes-Disruption-ebook/dp/B08L6X1YTM/ “Western feminism is for white women, and is another form of ‘American Exceptionalism'”. What is an “Honor Killing”? Well, it's fucking murder, first and foremost. Here's more information about it, though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing Today's story is about Shakila Zareen Read her story (trigger warning, rape, violence against women, attempted murder): https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/shakila-zareen-afghanistan-surgery Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zshakeela/?hl=en BBC Video about Shakila: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-57779841 Learn about how the asylum system almost completely collapsed under former president and loser of the 2020 election, Donald Trump: https://www.vox.com/2019/11/5/20947938/asylum-system-trump-demise-mexico-el-salvador-honduras-guatemala-immigration-court-border-ice-cbp Afghanistan's Burned Brides (trigger warning, rape, self-immolation): https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/afghanistan-burned-brides-maria-bashir-elliott-woods/ Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co
Rafia Zakaria is an author, attorney, and human rights activist who has just released her newest book, Against White Feminism. Zakaria was born and raised in Karachi before moving to the United States. She formerly served as a board member for Amnesty International USA. An accomplished writer, she has two previous books, The Upstairs Wife, An Intimate History of Pakistan and Veil, and is a columnist for BafflerMag and Dawn in Pakistan. Her articles have also been featured in The Guardian, CNN, The Boston Globe, The Boston Review, and The Times of India. Nonye Brown-West is a New York-based Nigerian-American comedian and writer. She has been featured in the Boston Globe's Rise column as a Comic to Watch, as well as in NPR, PBS, ABC, Sway In The Morning, and the New York Comedy Festival. In 2019, Nonye made her acting debut in The Sympathy Card. Look out for her two new web series, Fairytales with Nonye and Gayby Jesus. Karinda Dobbins is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. Karinda has performed at comedy festivals across the country, including Comedy Central's Clusterfest, SF Sketchfest, and Bridgetown Comedy Festival. Bitch Magazine said Karinda is one of “Six Hilarious Female Comedians You Don't Know Yet – But Should.” She has opened for Dave Chappelle, Trevor Noah, Michelle Wolf, Roy Woods, Gina Yashere, and Arsenio Hall. You can hear her now on SiriusXM Radio, or come to her live recording of her comedy album, Tuesday October 5th & 6th at the Punchline in San Francisco! Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf
Columnist and activist Rafia Zakaria joins Kelly to discuss her new book, *Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption*. Rafia talks to Kelly about whether feminism is worth saving and what it would mean to de-center whiteness from feminism.
Upper-middle-class white women have long been heralded as “experts” on feminism. They have presided over multinational feminist organizations and written much of what we consider the feminist canon, espousing sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity, all while branding the language of the movement itself in whiteness and speaking over Black and Brown women in an effort to uphold privilege and perceived cultural superiority. An American Muslim woman, attorney, and political philosopher, Rafia Zakaria champions a reconstruction of feminism in Against White Feminism, centering women of color in this transformative overview and counter-manifesto to white feminism's global, long-standing affinity with colonial, patriarchal, and white supremacist ideals. _______________________________________________ Produced by Maddie Gobbo, Lance Morgan, & Michael Kowaleski. Theme: "I Love All My Friends," an unreleased demo by Fragile Gang. Visit https://www.skylightbooks.com/event for future offerings from the Skylight Books Events team.
This week Harmony reads Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall and compares it to Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria. She discusses Critical Race Theory and the Texas abortion ban. In This Episode: A CONVERSATION WITH NELL IRVIN PAINTER On The History of White People https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/du-bois-review-social-science-research-on-race/article/abs/conversation-with-nell-irvin-painter/BB992DE5DFB64A4881B04F53260033F3 The intersectionality wars https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination For Supporters Of Abortion Access, Troubling Trends In Texas https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/11/18/741117422/for-supporters-of-abortion-access-troubling-trends-in-texas ProTruth https://www.protruthny.org/ State Facts About Abortion: New York https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-new-york Action Resources: RGBC anti-racist resources https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dSf1PciW8-mmvdHlloG1HEUfwtWAsVIPhNz_eQmX5J0/edit?usp=sharing Ally Nudge https://www.nudgetext.com/ally Poem For the White Girl in the Poetry Workshop Who Says I Don't Belong Here by Falyita Hicks https://sundressblog.com/2020/11/04/the-wardrobes-best-dressed-hoodwitch-by-faylita-hicks-2/ To follow our episode schedule, go here https://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media pages on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/support
We hear from the Screenwriter, director, producer and actor Michaela Coel about her first book ‘Misfits: A Personal Manifesto'. The book draws on topics covered in her MacTaggart lecture in which she spoke about dealing with trauma and the ways in which young creatives are exploited by the television industry. Sarah Gilbert the scientist who led the team that developed the Oxford Vaccine tells us why she doesn't think we all need booster covid jabs this winter and tells us about being named the 49th winner of the “Bold Woman” award which honours inspirational women with a track record of success. The Pakistani author Rafia Zakaria discusses her new book, Against White Feminism. She explains why she sees the issue of race as the biggest obstacle to true solidarity among women. We discuss Japan's Womenomics. A concept designed to get more women working and in positions of power. Women in Japan are less likely to be hired as full-time employees and on average earn almost 44 percent less than men. We hear from Cynthia Usui who coaches unemployed housewives in Japan and helps place them within the hospitality industry and Kathy Matsui who coined the term Womenomics in 1999 while working at investment bank Goldman Sachs. And the comedian Sophie Willan who won a BAFTA for best comedy writing, for the pilot episode of her BBC 2 comedy Alma's Not Normal. She's now got a 6 part series starting on Monday night. Drawn from her own experiences, she plays the central character Alma who grew up in an out of the care system in Bolton. Presenter: Chloe Tilley Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed Editor: Beverley Purcell
Thanks to Covid, coughing in public has joined the ranks of socially-unacceptable behaviours. Anecdotally there seems to have been a decline in coughing in theatre audiences since Covid came on the scene. This suggests that loud, irritating throat clearances may not have been necessary physical responses to obstructions after all. Emma talks to Dr Kim Dienes from Swansea University about the social side of coughing and tips for suppressing that irritating tickle. Pakistani-American author Rafia Zakaria has written a new book called Against White Feminism. A critique of 'whiteness within feminism' she says feminism has become a brand, not a movement. She wants to 'take it back.' Working on behalf of domestic violence victims as a lawyer and human rights activist for years, she says race is the biggest obstacle to true solidarity among women. Rafia joins Emma to discuss. It is understood that the first female Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick, has been offered two more years in the role. Both the home secretary, Priti Patel, and the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, are said to support plans for her to continue to lead London's police force. But seven influential people who say they have been subjected to Met Police corruption and incompetence have signed an open letter in the Daily Mail today calling for her removal. Among the signatories were Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Lady Brittan and the former Conservative MP Harvey Proctor, whose home was raided in March 2015 by Operation Midland detectives, in response to false allegations of historic child abuse made by Carl Beech - who is now in prison for 18 years for perverting the course of justice and fraud. Emma asks Harvey why he wants Cressida Dick's resignation. There are 7.9 billion people living on the planet. But why is human population discussed so little when it comes to the climate crisis? That's a question listeners Sue and Martin want answers to, and that Tim Dyson, Emeritus Professor of Population Studies at the London School of Economics is going to help untangle. He talks to Emma about the facts behind global population growth, the trends in family size, and why having fewer children isn't going to help alleviate the immediate pressures of the climate crisis. Edie Eckhart is 11 years old, from Bridlington in Yorkshire and has cerebral palsy. Like a lot of other 11 year olds this September, she's starting at secondary school. Edie is the main character in a new children's book, ‘The Amazing Edie Eckhart' written by comedian Rosie Jones, who tells Emma why she wanted to create a young disabled heroine.
The Supreme Court allows a new Texas anti-abortion law to stand; Three police officers and two paramedics are criminally charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain; Women may not be able to hold senior positions in the Taliban government in Afghanistan; We speak with Rafia Zakaria about her new book, "Against White Feminism," and look at how U.S. officials used the plight of Afghan women to justify the 2001 invasion and subsequent occupation. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
The Supreme Court allows a new Texas anti-abortion law to stand; Three police officers and two paramedics are criminally charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain; Women may not be able to hold senior positions in the Taliban government in Afghanistan; We speak with Rafia Zakaria about her new book, "Against White Feminism," and look at how U.S. officials used the plight of Afghan women to justify the 2001 invasion and subsequent occupation. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
For September, I have a fun mix of newly released Contemporary and Historical Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Nonfiction for you, as always with exclusive, hand-picked excerpts! You can find all the audiobooks I mention in this episode on my blog as well: https://lovelyaudiobooks.info/audiobook-recommendations-september-2021 Audio excerpted courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio from Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay, read by Eileen Stevens and Andrew Eiden; Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis, read by Kamali Minter, Miss Lattimore's Letter by Suzanne Allain, read by Elizabeth Knowelden; The Shaadi Set-Up by Lillie Vale, read by Rukhmani K. Desai; Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria, read by Ulka Simone Mohanty; as well as audio excerpted courtesy of Tantor and HarperAudio.
We're kicking off season three with a recentering and reconstruction of feminism away from a white-middle class perspective. In this episode, Harmony interviews writer, philosopher, and lawyer Rafia Zakaria on her latest book, Against White Feminism Notes on Disruption. In this episode: The Personal Is Political http://www.carolhanisch.org/CHwritings/PIP.html Intersectionality https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination To follow our episode schedule, go here https://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media pages on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/support
“It is not enough for alternative narratives of Black, Brown, and Native women simply to exist; they must actually influence the content and the course of the movement for gender parity. And before this call can happen, white women must reckon with just how much white privilege has influenced feminist movements and continues to influence the agenda of feminism today". - Rafia Zakaria Although we've moved to a bi-weekly schedule, I had to pop-in and share this BONUS episode with you featuring the author of the newly released book called Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption. In this episode, we have a great conversation on the many ways that feminism upholds white supremacy and why many Black and Brown women identify as Womanists instead. She shares her own stories and shares insight on how women of color can navigate toxic systems of oppression and maintain their sense of self and sanity. Purchase the book here! Be Well, Sis Partners: Shop Athletic Greens for a free 1-year- supply of Vitamin D! *Start your Audible trial now! Join the tribe on IG! Support us on Patreon! Join our text community at 973-832-1684 :) Be Well, Sis. *Some of the links above are our affiliate partners. By shopping those links, we earn a modest commission that helps cover the cost of production.
Elite white women have branded feminism, promising an apolitical individual empowerment along with sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity. As Rafia Zakaria expertly argues in Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption (W. W. Norton, 2021), those promises have been proven empty and white feminists have leant on their racial privilege and sense of cultural superiority. Drawing on her own experiences as an American Muslim woman, as well as an attorney working on behalf of immigrant women, Zakaria champions a reconstruction of feminism that forges true solidarity by bringing Black and brown voices and goals to the fore. Ranging from the savior complex of British feminist imperialists to the condescension of the white feminist-led "development industrial complex" and the conflation of sexual liberation as the "sum total of empowerment," Zakaria presents an eye-opening indictment of how whiteness has contributed to a feminist movement that solely serves the interests of upper middle-class white women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Elite white women have branded feminism, promising an apolitical individual empowerment along with sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity. As Rafia Zakaria expertly argues in Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption (W. W. Norton, 2021), those promises have been proven empty and white feminists have leant on their racial privilege and sense of cultural superiority. Drawing on her own experiences as an American Muslim woman, as well as an attorney working on behalf of immigrant women, Zakaria champions a reconstruction of feminism that forges true solidarity by bringing Black and brown voices and goals to the fore. Ranging from the savior complex of British feminist imperialists to the condescension of the white feminist-led "development industrial complex" and the conflation of sexual liberation as the "sum total of empowerment," Zakaria presents an eye-opening indictment of how whiteness has contributed to a feminist movement that solely serves the interests of upper middle-class white women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics
Elite white women have branded feminism, promising an apolitical individual empowerment along with sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity. As Rafia Zakaria expertly argues in Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption (W. W. Norton, 2021), those promises have been proven empty and white feminists have leant on their racial privilege and sense of cultural superiority. Drawing on her own experiences as an American Muslim woman, as well as an attorney working on behalf of immigrant women, Zakaria champions a reconstruction of feminism that forges true solidarity by bringing Black and brown voices and goals to the fore. Ranging from the savior complex of British feminist imperialists to the condescension of the white feminist-led "development industrial complex" and the conflation of sexual liberation as the "sum total of empowerment," Zakaria presents an eye-opening indictment of how whiteness has contributed to a feminist movement that solely serves the interests of upper middle-class white women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology
Elite white women have branded feminism, promising an apolitical individual empowerment along with sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity. As Rafia Zakaria expertly argues in Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption (W. W. Norton, 2021), those promises have been proven empty and white feminists have leant on their racial privilege and sense of cultural superiority. Drawing on her own experiences as an American Muslim woman, as well as an attorney working on behalf of immigrant women, Zakaria champions a reconstruction of feminism that forges true solidarity by bringing Black and brown voices and goals to the fore. Ranging from the savior complex of British feminist imperialists to the condescension of the white feminist-led "development industrial complex" and the conflation of sexual liberation as the "sum total of empowerment," Zakaria presents an eye-opening indictment of how whiteness has contributed to a feminist movement that solely serves the interests of upper middle-class white women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies
Elite white women have branded feminism, promising an apolitical individual empowerment along with sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity. As Rafia Zakaria expertly argues in Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption (W. W. Norton, 2021), those promises have been proven empty and white feminists have leant on their racial privilege and sense of cultural superiority. Drawing on her own experiences as an American Muslim woman, as well as an attorney working on behalf of immigrant women, Zakaria champions a reconstruction of feminism that forges true solidarity by bringing Black and brown voices and goals to the fore. Ranging from the savior complex of British feminist imperialists to the condescension of the white feminist-led "development industrial complex" and the conflation of sexual liberation as the "sum total of empowerment," Zakaria presents an eye-opening indictment of how whiteness has contributed to a feminist movement that solely serves the interests of upper middle-class white women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Elite white women have branded feminism, promising an apolitical individual empowerment along with sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity. As Rafia Zakaria expertly argues in Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption (W. W. Norton, 2021), those promises have been proven empty and white feminists have leant on their racial privilege and sense of cultural superiority. Drawing on her own experiences as an American Muslim woman, as well as an attorney working on behalf of immigrant women, Zakaria champions a reconstruction of feminism that forges true solidarity by bringing Black and brown voices and goals to the fore. Ranging from the savior complex of British feminist imperialists to the condescension of the white feminist-led "development industrial complex" and the conflation of sexual liberation as the "sum total of empowerment," Zakaria presents an eye-opening indictment of how whiteness has contributed to a feminist movement that solely serves the interests of upper middle-class white women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory
Elite white women have branded feminism, promising an apolitical individual empowerment along with sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity. As Rafia Zakaria expertly argues in Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption (W. W. Norton, 2021), those promises have been proven empty and white feminists have leant on their racial privilege and sense of cultural superiority. Drawing on her own experiences as an American Muslim woman, as well as an attorney working on behalf of immigrant women, Zakaria champions a reconstruction of feminism that forges true solidarity by bringing Black and brown voices and goals to the fore. Ranging from the savior complex of British feminist imperialists to the condescension of the white feminist-led "development industrial complex" and the conflation of sexual liberation as the "sum total of empowerment," Zakaria presents an eye-opening indictment of how whiteness has contributed to a feminist movement that solely serves the interests of upper middle-class white women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science
One night in the summer of 2014, two teenage girls living in a remote village in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh went missing. Hours later, they were found dead and hanging from a tree in a mango orchard. A media frenzy ensued that propelled the case to the front pages of national newspapers and prime time cable news. It was quickly decided that this was another clear-cut case of rape and murder in India’s heartland. A haunting new book, The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing, by the author Sonia Faleiro reveals that the truth, however, is far murkier. Sonia is Milan’s guest on the podcast this week and the two discuss the origins of The Good Girls, the notion of honor in contemporary Indian society, the pervasiveness of caste in the Hindi heartland, the troubled state of policing, and the battle Indian girls face even before leaving their homes. Parul Sehgal of the New York Times has this to say about The Good Girls: “‘The Good Girls’ is transfixing; it has the pacing and mood of a whodunit, but no clear reveal; Faleiro does not indict the cruelty or malice of any individual, nor any particular system. She indicts something even more common, and in its own way far more pernicious: a culture of indifference that allowed for the neglect of the girls in life and in death.” Episode notes:Parul Sehgal, “A Double Tragedy in India and the Search for Elusive Answers,” New York Times.Rafia Zakaria, “Death in the Mango Orchard,” The Baffler
Hello and welcome to Episode 24. This is Arjun.My head hurts. I feel like I’ve been in nonstop pain this entire year. Yes, it’s because of the pandemic, and we cannot forget the unmanageable political anxiety that continues to fester in Biden’s America. But on top of it all, the question that has prolonged this never-ending migraine is: How can I fix the lack of diversity in the media?Over the course of this podcast’s existence, we’ve presented this mind-melting noggin noodler to some of the most talented journalists of color in the industry. There were many answers, but there seemed to be one overarching sentiment: this is a dumb question and we shouldn’t be wasting our guests’ time with it. But we begged them to humor us.In this week’s episode, Kevin and I look back at the various outcomes of The Diversity Tribunal.Arjun and Kevin talk about the year’s end and New York’s death (0:00)The Diversity Tribunal (6:46)“People should leave.” -Jay Caspian Kang (7:55)“The media industry exists as an exploitative force.” -Maya Binyam (12:17)“We have to stop letting old institutions and bastions of corporate media be our gods.” -Jazmine Hughes (15:15)“Fire everybody. Cancel media.” -K. Austin Collins (17:35)“Random selection.” -Katie Way (18:07)“A lot of people need to quit their job and create space.” -Gabe Schneider (18:32)“Abolish legacy media.” -Lauren Kaori Gurley (18:49)“There needs to be more well paying entry-level jobs.” -Madeline Leung Coleman (19:45)“Disempower every white person at the top of a magazine and empower every young person at the bottom.” -Bijan Stephen (23:03)“Pay yourselves less, pay others better starting salaries, stop hiring people from fancy colleges.” -Gaby Del Valle (24:41)“Hire people who worked, who are poor, who experienced these platforms.” -Edward Ongweso Jr. (25:31)“Every publishing company has to have quotas.” -Rafia Zakaria (28:50)“Hire more non-white people. Quotas.” -Meher Ahmad (28:58)“I don’t know, guys. Does it matter?” -E. Tammy Kim (29:07)“I don’t believe in the media.” -Rahel Aima (30:11)“The only answer I can think of is to unionize and organize. That is the one sign of hope that I can see.” -Vinson Cunningham (31:35)“Above all, we need to take care of each other.” -Marie Solis (32:22)“The best way to diversity the media is to ensure more people can prop up a shop of their own” -Giri Nathan (36:44)“I just want to be a junior staff writer.” -Clio Chang (38:05) Get on the email list at diversityhire.substack.com
On today's episode, Andrew talks with Kim Ghattas about her new book, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East. Kim Ghattas is an Emmy-award winning journalist and writer who covered the Middle East for twenty years for the BBC and the Financial Times. She has also reported on the U.S State Department and American politics, and is the author of The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power. She has been published in The Atlantic, the Washington Post, and Foreign Policy and is currently a non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. Born and raised in Lebanon, she now lives between Beirut and Washington D.C. This episode is brought to you by WW Norton, publisher of Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World by Rafia Zakaria, available wherever books are sold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hello and welcome to the twenty-second episode of Diversity Hire. Today we talked to Rafia Zakaria, who is a lawyer, activist, and columnist for Dawn and the Baffler. This was a very spicy EP! We talked about white supremacy in second-wave feminism, “allies of whiteness” in the media and politics, Kamela Harris’ place in the diaspora, how Rafia writes for both audiences in Pakistan and in the states, and much more. Kevin and Arjun also talk about recent articles from friends of the pod - Jay Caspian Kang and Maya Binyam - which tangle with our favorite topics: POCs and DNI. Thanks for listening!Arjun & Kevin discuss recent articles by past guests (re: “‘People of Color’ Do Not Belong to the Democratic Party,” Jay Caspian Kang, The New York Times; “Diversity Work,” Maya Binyam, CJR) (0:00)Rafia Zakaria on submitting her manuscript for her upcoming book, Against White Feminism (15:45)Rafia leads us through her career timeline, from Pakistan to her law Ph.D. to becoming a fulltime writer (20:17)The legitimacy in media that is only granted to Western writers (28:25)How Rafia manages writing for a different audience, between Dawn, the oldest Pakistani newspaper, and Baffler, a publication read by guys named Connor (32:45)Bringing the discussion about the other to the other, especially when nonwhite people aren’t in control of their narrative (re: “The Pulitzer Problem,” The Baffler, 2020) (38:06)The hopeless state of whiteness (re: “The Allies of Whiteness,” The Baffler, 2020) (46:00)Has @NYRDaily reached out to Rafia after they blocked her for criticizing them? (53:00)How the altruistic mission of diversity is based on inherent racism (57:34)Is Kamala Harris an ally of whiteness? (1:03:45)The white supremacy of Western feminism (re: Against White Feminism, W. W. Norton, 2021) (1:10:57)Arjun’s Feelings Don’t Care About Facts Corner (1:18:39)The Diversity Tribunal (1:25:33) Get on the email list at diversityhire.substack.com
The veil is a complex and unique object, one that holds personal and cultural significance and often prompts very passionate and even aggressive reactions. Author Rafia Zakaria is here to help us consider the veil from a range of perspectives, including her own. This episode takes a close look at the veil in relation to women, aesthetics, power, and identity, and is for anyone looking to join the conversation.
"When future historians study these troubled times, they will marvel at the relentless rise of sea levels, strongman politics and Kardashians." So says Irina Dumitrescu, who joins us to discuss the phenomenon of celebrity, from Sarah Bernhardt to the Kardashian-Jenners; Rafia Zakaria on the murder of the Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch, aka "How I'm looking?" girl; Lamorna Ash on 'Bait', a new film about a timeless clash between them and us, set in a small Cornish fishing villageThe Drama of Celebrity by Sharon MarcusKardashian Kulture: How celebrities changed life in the 21st century by Ellis CashmoreTweenhood: Femininity and celebrity in tween popular culture by Melanie KennedyA Woman Like Her: The short life of Qandeel Baloch by Sanam MaherBait by Mark Jenkin, in various cinemas See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Hi! This is Lexie of Read by AI. I read human-curated content for you to listen during work, exercise, your commute, or any other time. Without further ado: Why Narendra Modi’s Plan to “Clean” Up India Hasn’t Worked by Rafia Zakaria from the New Republic. Over the next six weeks, Indian voters will choose their […]
Tony Katz (http://twitter.com/tonykatz) gets a reply on Twitter from CNN contributor Rafia Zakaria and her thesis that Alex Jones is guilty of "hate speech," and that his speech is actually "domestic terrorism." Tony explains how hate speech doesn't exist, and how Zakaria's theory does not hold true. The FDA is looking to expand experimentation on mice, and has signed contracts for the very Orwellian-sounding, "fresh fetal tissue." Is this the US government promoting abortion? And the MSNBC-pushed, super-secret Nunes tapes are not secret...and not a scandal. Rep. Devin Nunes is caught on tape saying that if Democrats get control of the House, they will push to impeach President Trump. Seriously....who didn't know that?
Muslim women are often the focus of debate when it comes to public conversations about Islam. Much of this centers on feelings and assumptions surrounding an object, the veil. Rafia Zakaria, journalist and author, unravels the complex nexus of attitudes, policies, and histories revolving around this object in her fascinating new book, Veil (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017). She demonstrates how the object can serve as a moral delineator, a disciplinary measure, a signifier of goodness, or as a means to subvert or rebel social norms. Through personal narratives and detailed analysis of various social and political conditions Zakaria offers an engaging and nuanced assessment of the veil in the contemporary context. In our conversation we discussed notions of the exotic Orient, colonization, representation in photography and painting, prostitution, veiling in legal contexts, public aesthetics, violence, forms of feminism, contextual meaning-making, and much more. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha. He is the author of Interpreting Islam in China: Pilgrimage, Scripture, and Language in the Han Kitab (Oxford University Press, 2017). He is currently working on a monograph entitled The Cinematic Lives of Muslims, and is the editor of the forthcoming volumes Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology (ILEX Foundation) and New Approaches to Islam in Film (Routledge). You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kjpetersen@unomaha.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Muslim women are often the focus of debate when it comes to public conversations about Islam. Much of this centers on feelings and assumptions surrounding an object, the veil. Rafia Zakaria, journalist and author, unravels the complex nexus of attitudes, policies, and histories revolving around this object in her fascinating new book, Veil (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017). She demonstrates how the object can serve as a moral delineator, a disciplinary measure, a signifier of goodness, or as a means to subvert or rebel social norms. Through personal narratives and detailed analysis of various social and political conditions Zakaria offers an engaging and nuanced assessment of the veil in the contemporary context. In our conversation we discussed notions of the exotic Orient, colonization, representation in photography and painting, prostitution, veiling in legal contexts, public aesthetics, violence, forms of feminism, contextual meaning-making, and much more. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha. He is the author of Interpreting Islam in China: Pilgrimage, Scripture, and Language in the Han Kitab (Oxford University Press, 2017). He is currently working on a monograph entitled The Cinematic Lives of Muslims, and is the editor of the forthcoming volumes Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology (ILEX Foundation) and New Approaches to Islam in Film (Routledge). You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kjpetersen@unomaha.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Muslim women are often the focus of debate when it comes to public conversations about Islam. Much of this centers on feelings and assumptions surrounding an object, the veil. Rafia Zakaria, journalist and author, unravels the complex nexus of attitudes, policies, and histories revolving around this object in her fascinating new book, Veil (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017). She demonstrates how the object can serve as a moral delineator, a disciplinary measure, a signifier of goodness, or as a means to subvert or rebel social norms. Through personal narratives and detailed analysis of various social and political conditions Zakaria offers an engaging and nuanced assessment of the veil in the contemporary context. In our conversation we discussed notions of the exotic Orient, colonization, representation in photography and painting, prostitution, veiling in legal contexts, public aesthetics, violence, forms of feminism, contextual meaning-making, and much more. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha. He is the author of Interpreting Islam in China: Pilgrimage, Scripture, and Language in the Han Kitab (Oxford University Press, 2017). He is currently working on a monograph entitled The Cinematic Lives of Muslims, and is the editor of the forthcoming volumes Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology (ILEX Foundation) and New Approaches to Islam in Film (Routledge). You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kjpetersen@unomaha.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Muslim women are often the focus of debate when it comes to public conversations about Islam. Much of this centers on feelings and assumptions surrounding an object, the veil. Rafia Zakaria, journalist and author, unravels the complex nexus of attitudes, policies, and histories revolving around this object in her fascinating new book, Veil (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017). She demonstrates how the object can serve as a moral delineator, a disciplinary measure, a signifier of goodness, or as a means to subvert or rebel social norms. Through personal narratives and detailed analysis of various social and political conditions Zakaria offers an engaging and nuanced assessment of the veil in the contemporary context. In our conversation we discussed notions of the exotic Orient, colonization, representation in photography and painting, prostitution, veiling in legal contexts, public aesthetics, violence, forms of feminism, contextual meaning-making, and much more. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha. He is the author of Interpreting Islam in China: Pilgrimage, Scripture, and Language in the Han Kitab (Oxford University Press, 2017). He is currently working on a monograph entitled The Cinematic Lives of Muslims, and is the editor of the forthcoming volumes Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology (ILEX Foundation) and New Approaches to Islam in Film (Routledge). You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kjpetersen@unomaha.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Muslim women are often the focus of debate when it comes to public conversations about Islam. Much of this centers on feelings and assumptions surrounding an object, the veil. Rafia Zakaria, journalist and author, unravels the complex nexus of attitudes, policies, and histories revolving around this object in her fascinating new book, Veil (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017). She demonstrates how the object can serve as a moral delineator, a disciplinary measure, a signifier of goodness, or as a means to subvert or rebel social norms. Through personal narratives and detailed analysis of various social and political conditions Zakaria offers an engaging and nuanced assessment of the veil in the contemporary context. In our conversation we discussed notions of the exotic Orient, colonization, representation in photography and painting, prostitution, veiling in legal contexts, public aesthetics, violence, forms of feminism, contextual meaning-making, and much more. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha. He is the author of Interpreting Islam in China: Pilgrimage, Scripture, and Language in the Han Kitab (Oxford University Press, 2017). He is currently working on a monograph entitled The Cinematic Lives of Muslims, and is the editor of the forthcoming volumes Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology (ILEX Foundation) and New Approaches to Islam in Film (Routledge). You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kjpetersen@unomaha.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Muslim women are often the focus of debate when it comes to public conversations about Islam. Much of this centers on feelings and assumptions surrounding an object, the veil. Rafia Zakaria, journalist and author, unravels the complex nexus of attitudes, policies, and histories revolving around this object in her fascinating new book, Veil (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017). She demonstrates how the object can serve as a moral delineator, a disciplinary measure, a signifier of goodness, or as a means to subvert or rebel social norms. Through personal narratives and detailed analysis of various social and political conditions Zakaria offers an engaging and nuanced assessment of the veil in the contemporary context. In our conversation we discussed notions of the exotic Orient, colonization, representation in photography and painting, prostitution, veiling in legal contexts, public aesthetics, violence, forms of feminism, contextual meaning-making, and much more. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha. He is the author of Interpreting Islam in China: Pilgrimage, Scripture, and Language in the Han Kitab (Oxford University Press, 2017). He is currently working on a monograph entitled The Cinematic Lives of Muslims, and is the editor of the forthcoming volumes Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology (ILEX Foundation) and New Approaches to Islam in Film (Routledge). You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kjpetersen@unomaha.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Robin on real-life solutions to workplace sexual abuse. Guests: Heidi Hartmann of the Institute for Women's Policy Research on the need for more women economists; columnist Rafia Zakaria on what Global South women actually want from "development."
What makes a person “difficult”? Fiction writer, essayist, and activist Roxane Gay has been called “the brilliant girl-next-door: your best friend and your sharpest critic” by People magazine. She has authored the stunning novel ‘An Untamed State,' the powerhouse essay collection ‘Bad Feminist,' and now a new collection of stories, ‘Difficult Women,' where she casts her incisive gaze at issues of race, class and gender. Famed for both fearlessness and vulnerability on the page, she tackles issues that lie at the heart of body, identity, relationship and society. In conversation with Rafia Zakaria of The New Republic.
World Policy Institute — Former U.K. Prime Minster David Cameron, when discussing the possible radicalization of Muslim men, said that Muslim women could be a "moderating force" on their husbands. This week on World Policy On Air, Rafia Zakaria disputes this orientalist thinking and describes how jihadi groups' new recruitment tactics are changing views on women and Islam.
Neymar transferred to PSG and Zainab is really emotional about it (0:45) Amir Khan's and Faryal Makhdhoom's messy Twitter fight (4:55) Zainab's observations on Pakistan (6:55) Nawaz Sharif is not my type (12:51) Climate change and the U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan (19:06) Will The Flower Slip Through the Asphalt: Writers Respond to Climate Change (Sidra discussed Rafia Zakaria's chapter, check out Rafia Zakaria's Twitter @rafiazakaria to keep updated with her work) Women of Color Wednesday: Resham Khan (25:08) Follow Resham Khan on Twitter: @reshkay_ and her blog: Resham.Online to keep updated with her recovery People Who Carry Out Acid Attacks Face Life Sentences (in the UK) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaivorytower/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaivorytower/support
I boken The Upstairs Wife (2015) vever Rafia Zakaria sin egen familiehistorie inn i Pakistans brutale historie. Zakarias familie emigrerte fra India i 1960-årene. For den muslimske familien representerte Pakistan det lovede land, men under militærstyrets islamisering i 1980-årene ble landets lover endret, noe Zakarias tante smertelig fikk erfare. Zakaria skriver inn kvinnene i den pakistanske historien, og vektlegger deres betydning for samfunnsutvikling, politikk og kulturarv. Zakaria møter leder av Verden i Bergen, Teresa Grøtan, til samtale. Samtalen vil foregå på engelsk. Newsweek: “The Upstairs Wife is one the most impressive works of nonfiction to emerge from the Indian subcontinent in recent times. (…) Rafia Zakaria is an exceptional writer”.
World Policy Institute — Increased urbanization and the spread of social media have facilitated unprecedented political awareness and workforce participation among Pakistani women, but these shifts have been accompanied by growing acceptance of polygamy and a recent rise in honor killings like that of web star Qandeel Baloch. On this week’s episode of World Policy On Air, activist and author Rafia Zakaria considers the complex and contradictory role of women in the country's divisive history.
World Policy Institute — Coverage of honor killings in Muslim societies has increased in Western media in recent years, but so have the numbers of incidents and victims. On today's episode of World Policy On Air, activist attorney, author, and columnist Rafia Zakaria argues that the Western media model of "naming-and-shaming" in cases of honor crime has failed the very victims they are trying to help.
On tonight's monthly South Asia spotlight, we interrogate the recent spate of murders of outspoken human rights activists and advocates in Pakistan and Bangladesh. In late April, noted human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud was brutally murdered. Bangladesh saw three outspoken bloggers and intellectual thinkers murdered in public spaces by Islamic fundamentalists. What does this mean? How do those of us in the west understand and engage with the disturbing tides of fundamentalism sweeping the South Asian subcontinent? What is the role of the US and the west in general in fueling this climate of repression and regression in countries that once held more secular and progressive possibilities? Here to tell us more are two wonderful activists and intellectuals: Rafia Zakaria from Pakistan and Tinku Ali Ishtiaq from Bangladesh. We also bring you highlights from the ongoing Green Film Fest in San Francisco that starts May 28th through June 3. The post APEX Express – May 28 appeared first on KPFA.
As Pakistan and India celebrate their 67th Independence days respectively on the 14th and 15th of August, tune in to our special feature with two inspiring Pakistani women share their reflections of growing up in Pakistan. Preeti Mangala Shekar sits down in discussion with academic and author Roshni Rustomji who grew up in post-Partition Pakistan, and with Rafia Zakaria, a Pakistani journalist and author of the upcoming book, the Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan. On this show we also share highlights from the recently concluded Our Power covening in Richmond, that drew several hundred prominent social and environmental justice activists, organizers and community members. With Hosts Preeti Mangala Shekar and Salia Choudhury. The post APEX Express – August 14, 2014 appeared first on KPFA.
Lecture by Rafia Zakaria