Feminism must be inclusive for it to be effective
City Corporation cleaner Nurjahan Begum begging for her temporary shelter to not be dismantled. PHOTO: DIPU MALAKAR, Prothom Alo
On March 2, the
Prothom Alo shared a post that would move even the hardest of hearts a photo of Dhaka South City Corporation cleaner Nurjahan Begum, pressing her hands together with tears in her eyes, begging the executive magistrate not to demolish her temporary homestead in Fulbaria, Dhaka. Behind her, it is clear that her pleas will be ignored a hammer is already raised, poised to knock down her flimsy shelter to make way for the Mayor Hanif Flyover.
Death penalty is not the answer
The need of the hour is rehabilitating sex offenders and including men in the dialogue of gender-based violence
When we think about gender equality, we straightaway think about women’s empowerment but we often forget that in our fight for gender equality, men need to play a very important role.
Sexual violence and the fear of sexual abuse can have a profound and devastating effect on not only individuals but entire communities. When approaching the subject of criminality, the easiest way to look at criminals is from the hero and villain duality, wherein criminals are simply the bad guys . The idea of a criminal brings to mind someone who is essentially flawed with a deviant nature. It helps create the idea of us the law-abiding do-gooders and them the wicked lot, and through this division, individuals (in the us group) find an easy way to blame all that is wrong in society on them without having to ever look inwards. In an article for