Voices from Shelter Camps
Not a fairytale-1 Romela and Jomela are sisters. They lost their parents on their way fleeing from Myanmar to Bangladesh. They rode on a boat in the dark in a…
The absence of Hindu divorce law, a torturous conspiracy of patriarchy
Laxmi is weeping. Her hiccups made her words discrete to understand what she wants to say. I gave her a little time to calm down. I know her for a…
Tales of Endless Suffering
“You are coming from a distant place. But you people are our friends. Because we all are women”- Sanowara Begum (name changed to protect privacy). If you look into the…
I SHALL BREAK MY SHELLS
All of them running around me - Some slow, some so swift, Some behind the hunted, Some just to win; For some life is an endless competition. Some run to…
Menstruation in Societies and Forbidden Women
Naru Saud, aged 21, sits in a 'Chaupadi' shed with her two-year-old son in Biraltoli village in Acham district, Nepal, on 19 September 2017. Source: AAP We all are familiar…
Is Home Economics only for Women?
Though we had co-education in our school till class five, from class six the girls were in the morning shift and the boys were on the day shift. After being…
FORANDRE PISTOLENS NATUR
Liket til den afghanske gutten smerter oss Men hva definerer smerte? En kropp på utstilling? Kanskje et hjerte bedervet rødt Under dette sitrende regnet. Og der – for ham var…
EN RØMLINGS MUMLING
Jeg dro hjemmefra Med to kofferter Mitt trettiårgamle liv i to kofferter Hva er «hjemme»? Et sukk, minner, Bekjent vind gjennom gravlunder Noen berøringer Duft av krydder Støv på vindusruten…
MOR OG DATTER
Våre mødre er parasittiske De har levd livene sine Som våre fedres sideskudd. Men våre døtre vil vokse opp Til å bli gigantiske trær, deres grener Vil spise patriarkatets muld.…
BARNEHAGE
«Kvinner er ei enorm drivkraft for økonomien, og barnehagen er ein avgjerande faktor for at dei skal få den sjansen. Når ein frigjer kvinner frå ansvaret med barnepass døgnet rundt,…
বিজ্ঞানে নারীর পদচারণা: কণ্টক মুক্ত ছিল কি?
পৃথিবীতে পিতৃতন্ত্রের বয়স প্রায় ছয় হাজার বছর, যেখানে আধুনিক বিজ্ঞান এসেছে আঠারো শতকে। পিতৃতন্ত্রের এই দীর্ঘ সময়ে নারীর জীবন সহজ ফুল বিছানো কন্টকমুক্ত পথ ছিলো না কখনোই। বিজ্ঞান হোক আর…
আশ্রয়ার্থীর ক্যাম্প থেকে
রূপকথা নয়-১ রোমেলা ও জমিলা, দু’বোন। মিয়ানমার থেকে বাংলাদেশে আসার সময় তারা বাবা-মা’কে হারায়। রাতের অন্ধকারে তাড়াহুড়া করে নৌকায় উঠছিলো সবাই, দুই বোন কখন যেনো পরিবার থেকে সরে পড়ে। দূরে…