Ass kicking Afro women
So what I’m African!?!
So what I’m Muslim!?!
So what I’m a woman!?!
- I’m a human being so just deal with it!
Being a woman doesn’t mean that I can’t express myself. I express myself 24/7 – 365 days a year.
Why shouldn’t I have that right?
I express myself in the clothes I wear, through the things I do and the choices I make. I speak my mind, grab my pen and say what’s on my mind. Even though I’m suppose to be the weaker gender I’m just me.
By Ayan Mouhoumed
Chief editor Ethniqa Magazine
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As a male I don’t have any obstacles in the society I live in – and that’s the sad thing that there is so much difference between genders in the way they are treated. Even though I live in Europe I still face those problems such as girls are not allowed to do so much as I am. Actually I could have said this in one sentence “I am male”. All my dreams are available and that’s the sad thing about it.
By Mohamad Ibrahim
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G.E.N.D.E.R
Gender? The first word that pops up in my mind is Equality, which means that I think about gender as equal rights between men and women. Gender is also Norms, social norms. What is expected from me as a woman? Sometimes I feel ashamed to give into their norms. Like it is a sign of submission to gender roles when I think of myself as ‘pretty’ or ‘sexy’. But I like to thing that gender is about Difference in interaction. I expect women to understand me, not men. Gender is Expectations influencing my Reality.
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As a female, limits were made by my family regarding my dreams and passion.
It effects my choices in my life like what to study, what to wear and who I will choose as a life mate (husband).
It also has a big impact on my personality, independence and on the type of my daily activities and hobbies.
These issues related to my gender as a girl effect me in achieving my goals.
By Hanadi Alqaryoati.
11.25.2009
Gender on the Agenda #1
Young wo/men write about their concerns of their gender when participating in the civil society they live in:
1)
….Sometimes I catch myself in thinking of how my life would have been like if I was born as a boy instead of a girl. But then I tell myself that being a man might be easier than being a woman – at least here in the Middle East! So being a woman might actually be my driving factor for actively taking part in civil society, for engaging in organizations and so on………….maybe
….Big issues give rise to big responsibilities. But where to begin?? If I have to count the problems of my gender, then I have to be really positive-thinking at the same time because elsewhere I would just give up….at least here in the Middle East.
Maybe I should start with encouraging women to educate themselves? Or what about working against early marriages? Or starting a project fighting against violence against women.
…..But sometimes I catch myself in thinking that getting married with an average guy and getting children and just stop worrying would be so much easier than all that volunteering stuff…..At least here in the Middle East!
But that’s just how I am.
I never chose the easy opportunity. And maybe that is why I would never choose to be a man if I could….because that is the easy solution….. At least here in the Middle East.
So strange and yet so fascinating! So many differences due to an X instead of a Y chromosome.
-Anonymous author
1)
….Sometimes I catch myself in thinking of how my life would have been like if I was born as a boy instead of a girl. But then I tell myself that being a man might be easier than being a woman – at least here in the Middle East! So being a woman might actually be my driving factor for actively taking part in civil society, for engaging in organizations and so on………….maybe
….Big issues give rise to big responsibilities. But where to begin?? If I have to count the problems of my gender, then I have to be really positive-thinking at the same time because elsewhere I would just give up….at least here in the Middle East.
Maybe I should start with encouraging women to educate themselves? Or what about working against early marriages? Or starting a project fighting against violence against women.
…..But sometimes I catch myself in thinking that getting married with an average guy and getting children and just stop worrying would be so much easier than all that volunteering stuff…..At least here in the Middle East!
But that’s just how I am.
I never chose the easy opportunity. And maybe that is why I would never choose to be a man if I could….because that is the easy solution….. At least here in the Middle East.
So strange and yet so fascinating! So many differences due to an X instead of a Y chromosome.
-Anonymous author
11.05.2009
The first post: welcome!
Hello world
I guess this is the way many new bloggers greet when creating they blog.
Hello world – Hello Middle East – Hello you there….
I started this blog on with 3 purposes in mind:
1) To have a space where we can share thoughts, worries, ideas & experiences
2) To give each other and others an insight to the situation of the world and
especially the Middle East seen from a young point of view
3) To have a space where we can speak out!
The blog is for small thoughts – and for longer articles. For any text. And/or picture.
The blog welcomes statements and political input put if you go personal and cross the line I will delete your post.
The blog is in English.
The blog is yours. It is for everybody – for you and me and somebody else also.
Just write me and I will add you to the authors list.
I hope you will embrace this and circulate the blog to interesting and interested people.
/Camilla
I guess this is the way many new bloggers greet when creating they blog.
Hello world – Hello Middle East – Hello you there….
I started this blog on with 3 purposes in mind:
1) To have a space where we can share thoughts, worries, ideas & experiences
2) To give each other and others an insight to the situation of the world and
especially the Middle East seen from a young point of view
3) To have a space where we can speak out!
The blog is for small thoughts – and for longer articles. For any text. And/or picture.
The blog welcomes statements and political input put if you go personal and cross the line I will delete your post.
The blog is in English.
The blog is yours. It is for everybody – for you and me and somebody else also.
Just write me and I will add you to the authors list.
I hope you will embrace this and circulate the blog to interesting and interested people.
/Camilla
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