I’m a Kenyan student living in Beijing. I was one of the many Kenyan students awarded Chinese Government Scholarship to study in China. It was at the university where I met Taio, the Chinese guy I would fall for and have an illicit relationship with. It was illicit because of our cultural and socio-economic differences. … Read More Dalia’s Story
Who are you to judge another? – James 4:12 It was after the service and she had gone downstairs to use the washroom. She was at the sink washing her hands when three women walked in. As she looked at them through the mirror, the ready smile on her face faded when she saw the… Read More Adornment
Sex selection abortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the infant. The selective abortion of female fetuses is most common in areas where cultural norms value male children over female children, especially in parts of East Asia and South Asia (particularly in countries such as People’s Republic of China, India and Pakistan), as well as in the Caucasus, and Western… Read More Sex Selection Abortion
“Where did you get these strange plants from?” Wei asked. Sue tried not to panic. “They are gifts.” Why does Wei have to be so nosy? And why is she here instead of at the market? “Who gave them to you?” “A friend, I think. I don’t remember.” “You don’t remember who gave you… Read More The Plants
Today is International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is Press for Progress. The event is celebrated every year on March 8 to commemorates the movement for women’s rights. This morning I learned a very interesting fact which was that the earliest Women’s Day observance, called “National Woman’s Day,” was held on February 28, 1909… Read More Press for Progress
The other night when my husband and I were watching TVO, we saw a clip of director Tiffany Tsiung’s latest film, The Apology. The film is about the more than 200,000 women and girls across Asia who were forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War. “Now in their 80s… Read More The Apology
I was appalled when I learned of the Nigerian women who were gunned down because they were giving out polio vaccines. They were killed by gunmen suspected of belonging to a radical Islamic sect shot and killed at least nine as they took part part in a polio vaccination drive in northern Nigeria on Friday,… Read More Polio Vaccines
This week on the Ricki Lake Show, I learned about women having their hymen reconstructed. I never knew such a thing existed. Check out this clip from the show. Melody Meozzi, an Iranian-American Muslim writer and attorney, is a staunch opponent of hymen reconstruction. She believes that it further contributes to violence against women. She goes head to… Read More Hymen Reconstruction
I saw this on WordPress and just had to share it. This documentary deals with the very disturbing and heartbreaking topic of gendercide. Imagine that being a girl in some parts in the world can be fatal. Imagine being a girl brings death to many innocent babies. Girls are devalued and seen as a burden to their… Read More It’s a Girl Documentary
Two women, worlds apart and living very different lives. Their worlds collided when Nazanin Afshin-Jam opened her email one afternoon and saw a message marked “Urgent.” Nazanin Afshin-Jam is an Iranian-Canadian model, singer, and human rights activist. She is a former Miss World Canada and Miss World first runner-up, and has been an advocate for human rights in… Read More The Tale of Two Nazanins
Notes to Women 