feminism, that liberal feminism, Marxist feminism, radical feminism and feminist critical (Burchill dan Linklater, 1996: 283). In the discipline of international law, there have been groups of feminism that brings perspective to dismantle the dominance of masculine values that have hitherto dominated system of international human rights law (Charlesworth, Chinkin, & Wright, 1991). The emergence of thought in international law that carries feminism, in the case of the dominance of masculine values
Liberal feminist ideologies are facing much criticism throughout the world. As some people say liberalism’s promise of freedom and equality was never intended for the majority, but for the propertied elite. Many Muslim scholars consider them against Islam and Shariah. Many problems exist as with western feminism and with most concepts and ideas finding a concise definition of Islamic feminism is difficult to define. It is a feminists discourse and practice articulated within an Islamic paradigm
Bella Abzug was a liberal activist and politician in the 1960s and 1970s. During her lifetime she played a significant role in several controversial movements. She was a vocal supporter of women’s rights, environmentalism, gay rights, and the anti-war and anti-nuclear movements. Bella Abzug was born Bella Savitzky in New York on July 24th, 1920. She was raised by her Russian immigrant parents in the Bronx, New York. By the time she was thirteen, Bella Abzug was “giving her first speeches and defying
foundations, advocacy groups, national and international non-state associations, which are all particular types of organizations within civil society (Deakin and Taylor, 2001). CSO’s vary enormously in their focus and organization so we need to exercise caution in treating them as if they represent a homogenous grouping. Their membership may be local, national and international. Some have relatively few members whereas others form extensive global network. The International Amateur Athletic Federation, for
popular text on ecology ever published in human history. It presented the negative impact of pesticides and insecticides on environment. Gorz, Andre (1980) presents the view that ecology constitutes an integral part of politics. Shiva Vandana (1988) has tried to look at the issues related to development and ecology from a feminist perspective. Her work (1991) on conflicts over natural resources seems to be highly relevant in the context of extraction industries. Right to water seems to be a major concern
Introduction Singapore’s legal framework and policy towards human rights are shaped by vital national development goal highlighting economic growth and social order, also known as the keys of the national policy; (1) the principles of meritocracy; (2) multiracialism, and (3) anti-welfare, whereby taking into consideration that the ideal of human rights as a mean to promote human dignity and social welfare. Being known as an ‘Asian Tiger’, Singapore has accomplished great economic success through
The Punk Singer by Sini Anderson and Dogtown and Z-Boys by Stacy Peralta are two documentary films that represent not only an era but also the growth of two subcultures. In the case of Kathleen Hanna she was a forerunner in the female punk rock artist and feminism itself. The Zephyr surf and skate team changed skateboarding forever, doing what nobody had ever seen before. The Z-Boys, a group of young teenagers, coming mostly from broken homes in southern California. Throughout these films the two
English Language and Literature Studies; Vol. 5, No. 1; 2015 ISSN 1925-4768 E-ISSN 1925-4776 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education 13 Historicizing Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: A Critique of King Leopold II’s Colonial Rule Isam Shihada1 1 Associate Professor of English Literature and Gender Studies, Department of English, Gaza Strip, Palestine Correspondence: Isam Shihada, Associate Professor of English Literature and Gender Studies, Department of English, Gaza Strip, Palestine
question about oppression came up while reading this quote, “We cannot look upon International 4-8818 and not smile in answer. For this they were not liked in the home of the students. . .” (Rand 29). The idea that great minds are being oppressed was introduced to me previously when the narrator wrote about how the teachers frowned upon him because they knew he was smarter than his brothers. I wonder if the reason International 4-8818 and Equality 7-2521 were put into the Home of the Street Sweepers is
Woman: God’s second mistake? Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, who regarded ‘thirst for power’ as the sole driving force of all human actions, has many a one-liners to his credit. ‘Woman was God’s second mistake’, he declared. Unmindful of the reactionary scathing criticism and shrill abuses he invited for himself, especially from the ever-irritable feminist brigade. The fact and belief that God never ever commits a mistake, brings Nietzsche’s proclamation dashingly down into the dust bin of