"Keeping Men and Boys safe" 2013, International Men's Day (IMD) - NOV 19 International Men's Day (IMD) is an annual international event celebrated on 19 November. Inaugurated in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago, the day and its events find support from a variety of individuals and groups in Australia, the Caribbean, North America, Asia, Europe and Africa. Speaking on behalf of UNESCO, Director of Women and Culture of Peace Ingeborg Breines said of IMD, "This is an excellent idea and would give … [Read more...]
“Keeping Men and Boys safe” 2013, (IMD) – NOV 19
INSPIRATIONAL WINDOW – Yin & Yang
"What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.” Susan Sontag. … [Read more...]
Misogyny – ‘Women, Religion and the Devil Incarnate’ @ Michelle Zobel
Misogyny Women, Religion and the Devil Incarnate This essay by Michelle Zobel for the course Mysticism and Magic in Medieval and Renaissance Italy was selected from the Director's List of Best Papers at Richmond in Florence, Spring semester, 2009. Its focus is on the subordinate status of women in the past and the religious motivations for this treatment in the Jewish and the Christian traditions. 'When analyzing the texts and development of the Jewish and Christian … [Read more...]
Misogyny – ‘Women, Religion and the Devil Incarnate’ @ Michelle Zobel
Misogyny Women, Religion and the Devil Incarnate This essay by Michelle Zobel for the course Mysticism and Magic in Medieval and Renaissance Italy was selected from the Director's List of Best Papers at Richmond in Florence, Spring semester, 2009. Its focus is on the subordinate status of women in the past and the religious motivations for this treatment in the Jewish and the Christian traditions. 'When analyzing the texts and development of the Jewish and Christian … [Read more...]