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Tea and Bannock, a photo blog by and for indigenous women, has picked up photographers from across Canada and the United States. Its founder also sees it as an important way to communicate with the larger society.
Varied interpretations of the Quran are widely linked to Islamophobia and global terrorism. Less is said about the strain it can also cause within families. These girls strive to be good daughters and good Muslims. But what about being good friends to male classmates too?
Gender stereotypes and beliefs in male superiority are still freely expressed in the U.S. When girls get social cues to doubt their abilities that shows up in measurable ways. Just check the latest Global Gender Gap report.
This aboriginal collective in Saskatchewan, Canada, is ready to advise shoppers about avoiding cultural appropriation faux pas. Many are single mothers and they’d also like your business. “We want to share our culture but we also want to make money.”
In multiculturalist Canada, which faces federal elections next month, Muslim women and the ban on wearing a face veil during citizenship ceremonies are in the vortex of political controversy. The courts declared the niqab ban unlawful; those for the ban are fighting on.
Within days of becoming the first aboriginal woman to win this international pageant, the 25-year-old is calling out the Conservative party, which faces elections next month, for ignoring First Nations issues, including missing and murdered aboriginal women.
The bill addresses issues with the old laws that abolitionists and those seeking decriminalization found problematic. But taken in its entirety, both sides of this reform effort are worried it will worsen dangers and force some women into a “darker market.”
The first CEDAW investigation in a developed country is a “big black eye for Canada,” says one activist. The findings may not produce government action, but can stir activism, says Sally Armstrong in this excerpt from the book “Uprising.”
As Canada prepares for a year of consideration of the late-December ruling by the Supreme Court to decriminalize prostitution, advocates on both sides are gearing up for this hot-button issue.
Critics say the government’s targeting of anti-violence funds on specific groups of women–such as those from Muslim and South Asian communities–worsens victims’ isolation and undermines a wider push for women’s safety.