A feminist friend, who I told about the Afghan women’s Green Scarf movement, said, “I don’t support the veil!” And I suddenly realized that probably she’s not the only one with the wrong idea about what this is all about. To support this movement all one needs to do is: 1) Put on a green [...]
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My Six-Yard Green Scarf For Afghan Women
Posted by Rita Banerji on November 10, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/292/
It’s Really Not About Women’s Rights To Remove Their Clothes!
This picture was taken in May this year. That’s me in the center with some local guys on the streets of Calcutta. There are 2 things I’d like to point out about this photo: 1) If you walk down any street in India, it is not at all uncommon to find men partly clad like [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on October 20, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/its-really-not-about-womens-rights-to-remove-their-clothes/
“The Bitch”
A friend once joked about how much easier it is for him to be gay in India than in some parts of the U.S. In India, it is not uncommon to see two men demonstrating their affections for each other openly in public. Holding hands, hugging, entwining fingers, engaging in kitten play or riding pillion [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on September 25, 2010
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/the-bitch/
When Is A Genital “Nick” O.K.?
When I heard the recent May announcement by the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP), to take a neutral stand on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and allow doctors to do a genital “nick” on little girls, I remembered the girl I will call “Lily. “She was a Hmong-American girl and one of my best friends when [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on September 5, 2010
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/05/when-is-a-genital-nick-o-k/
Is the Indian Girl a Panda?
“Are you passionate about adopting stray dogs, or saving tigers, the environment or girl child?” This was the question posed to readers in The Asian Age newspaper (April 17, 2010, p.16) Could the mass annihilation of any other human group—the Jews, Tutsis, or Armenians, be put forth in such terms by a major newspaper? More [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on May 17, 2010
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/is-the-indian-girl-a-panda/
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