SOLO TRAVEL, FEMINISM, WOMANHOOD & THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
Today, we are celebrating a feminist holiday: #NoHijabDay. Feminists have long fought against gender policing, patriarchal violence and mandated hijab. You’re not a feminist if you refuse to support women who take off the hijab. I had to quit my job because they knew where I worked. I had to sacrifice health insurance and work […]
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The Caribbean has always been a fascinating part of the world, in my opinion. I launched GabarIskuFilan to document my solo female travel experiences across the African diaspora.
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I have an unpopular opinion: I believe being childfree is an accomplishment. I can’t believe I made it to 28 without children despite all of the reproductive coercion I’ve experienced.
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Reproductive coercion is a topic that does not receive enough attention, yet it begins in childhood.
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It’s 2019, and people need to understand that child marriage is a misogynistic, oppressive and gross misnomer.
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Women having 10+ kids isn’t a byproduct of immigrant life; it’s a sign of domestic violence.
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