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The Feminine Force
The Feminine Force Some years ago, I met a young woman artist, a painter of very large canvasses, who had married a young Moroccan in order to give him a way to live and work in New York City. I … Continue reading →
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The Moral Drama of the World
The Moral Drama of the World It’s Erev Rosh Ha Shana (the eve of the Jewish New Year 5777) and here I am, not in synagogue tonight, because I have a column to script. Likewise tomorrow I’ll be late for … Continue reading →
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“Submission”
James Baldwin wrote a novel, Giovanni’s Room, ostensibly about the coming out of a gay man and how he disappoints the woman in his life. Baldwin said the book was really about “the crucial lack of sexual authority in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Academe, Femininity, Feminism, Gender Balance, Literature, Masculinity, Political, Race, Sexuality
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Tagged Bullying, Feminism, FGM, Gender, Giovanni's Room, James Baldwin, Qanta A. Ahmed, Submission
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