Fatima Mernissi and the Size 6 Harem Size 6: The Western Women’s Harem. from Scheherazade Goes West by Fatima Mernissi, a Moroccan feminist and professor at Mohammed V University, who grew up in an enclosed harem, unable to leave except…
Holiday Music!
Please recommend a holiday music recording that won’t sound like the tripe played on store sound systems 🙂 Oh—we’ve already got the Dr. Demento Christmas collection. Edit: I should have noted that I’m not just looking for Demento-type music. I…
Always ‘Talking’: When Three Days Without a Word is an Eternity
For a generation accustomed to near-instantaneous keeping in touch, a generation of peers are perfectly comfortable with face-to-face encounters taking a backseat to cyber contact. Christina Rainie had been trying to reach her friend for three days. For some reason,…