Politics
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Worry and anxiety have worn me down to the bone
There was no rug on the floor and the old lady from downstairs would crawl up on her hands through the wood and show up...
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House to Review Bill Targeting Sex-Selective Abortions
On Wednesday, May 30, the United States House of Representatives will consider the “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act.” Known as “PRENDA,” the latest version of the bill...
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What do HPV completion rates say about women’s access to health care?
By Gwen Emmons After a difficult fight to approve the HPV vaccine (and defend it from opponents who claimed the vaccine causes promiscuity, “mental retardation,” and...
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Global Voice Hall Holds First Forum to Discuss Political Roles of Arab Women
The Global Voice Hall (GVH) held its first forum in Kuwait titled ‘The Absence of Women in Politics….’ on Sunday at the Graduates Society. The...
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In 23 Years, 2000 Wrongfully Convicted People Exonerated
More than 2,000 people have been exonerated of serious crimes since 1989 in the United States, according to a report by college researchers who have...
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Arizona Secretary Of State Threatens To Keep Obama Off Ballot
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett made moves to appease birthers in his state this week, petitioning the state of Hawaii to confirm the existence...
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Love in the Time of Amendment One: From Arizona to North Carolina
By Mason Casper-Milam, with a response from Heather Laine Talley LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. But this article is just on the...
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Judge Grants Class-Action Status to Stop-and-Frisk Suit
A federal judge on Wednesday granted class-action status to a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk tactics, saying she was disturbed by the...
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Migrant Kidnappings Frequent Along US/Mexico Border
The kidnapping of migrants who travel through Mexico on their way to the United States has become a “systematic and generalized” practice by organized crime...
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Curb HIV With Female Circumcision And Shaving Heads, Says Zimbabwe Politician
A Zimbabwean politician has sparked outrage by suggesting the spread of HIV can be curbed if women shave their heads, stop bathing and deliberately make...
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Taliban Poetry Collection Sparks Controversy
Poetry of the Taliban, a soon-to-be-released collection of poetry written by Taliban fighters, faced a storm of criticism this past week. The book’s editors —...
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The Endless Baptism
The Endless Baptism For Palestine For the last few months, I’ve been working on a series of essays on Palestine. I’ve now written and erased...
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Reflections on the Palestinian Hunger Strike and Our Collective Liberation
By Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz Hunger strikes have historically been used as a form of non-violent civil disobedience and protest. Liberation movements in the United States protesting...
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Mother's Day Forum
It’s been said that “mother” is a verb and not a noun. But of course, it’s both. Mothers are and mothers do, and quite often...
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Still Mama's Baby–The Continued Relevance of the American Grammar Book: A Prologue
I have always been awful at football. And for that, I give thanks. The first thing I want to do is to thank my mother,...
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Masculinity, the NFL, and Concussions
The defenders of the National Football League (NFL) have been busy. In the wake of the suicide of Junior Seau, on the heels of several...
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When Injured Brains Speak
By Daniel R. Morrison and Monica J. Casper Last year in TFW, we wrote about the gendered aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI), noting stark differences between...
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Women Filmmakers Forum: Pratibha Parmar
Filmmaker Pratibha Parmar has an exemplary track record for her passionate commitment to making films with integrity and illuminating untold stories with visual flair and...