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souls-of-my-shoes: Millie (by B.Bubble) GHANA

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:33 -0400

souls-of-my-shoes:

Millie (by B.Bubble) GHANA

allthingseurope: Mura, Catalonia, Spain (by antoni targarona)

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:39:11 -0400

allthingseurope:

Mura, Catalonia, Spain (by antoni targarona)

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Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:53 -0400

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Mon, 20 May 2013 12:22:19 -0400

inthissliifeofsin: Hahahaaa

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:21:11 -0400

inthissliifeofsin:

Hahahaaa

farsizaban: Zehran Nemati was the first Iranian woman to win a...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:21:05 -0400

farsizaban:

Zehran Nemati was the first Iranian woman to win a gold medal in Paralympic games.

She won a gold medal in Women’s archery individual W1/W2 class event at 2012 London Paralympics.

penguinloving: By Erik McRitchie.

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:20:09 -0400

penguinloving:

By Erik McRitchie.

merelypassion: Happiness at its finest.

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:17:29 -0400

merelypassion:

Happiness at its finest.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:45 -0400

magicalnaturetour: So Cute, I Could Eat You Up

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:29 -0400

magicalnaturetour:

So Cute, I Could Eat You Up

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Mon, 20 May 2013 12:12:24 -0400

myworldview-photography: Muslim prayers - Delhi

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:10:33 -0400

myworldview-photography:

Muslim prayers - Delhi

AFGHANISTAN. Kuchis (nomads) in Nimruz province, near the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:10:05 -0400

AFGHANISTAN. Kuchis (nomads) in Nimruz province, near the border with Iran. 1978-1979.

© Peter Ward

quietbystander: Beauty and grace - Apsara dancer (Cambodia)

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:18:35 -0400

quietbystander:

Beauty and grace - Apsara dancer (Cambodia)

: Sexual harassment in Egypt

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:17:41 -0400

: Sexual harassment in Egypt:

fil7aqiqa:

hizbullahtwerkteam:

One of the most ridiculous pronouncements by the reactionary and racist Western media is that Egypt, for example, is a misogynist and sexist nation because 80% of women have experienced sexual harassment at some point in their lives.

Did they forget to report that 83% of American women have also been sexual harassed at some point in their lives?

Of course, they conveniently forgot that there is a longstanding and influential indigenous feminist movement in Egypt, which not only draws from Arab post-colonial feminism, but from Islam itself, which strongly condemns any disenfranchisement of women, as well as sexual harassment in the streets.

that’s true, but when I was there it happened in front of everyone and no one did anything to help. people literally stood and watched. that’s not a common occurrence here. usually alcohol or drugs are involved and it is in a secluded place in the majority of cases (and in my own experience).

when I was in Egypt I was near tahrir square waiting near the museum for a friend. in about 15 min my butt was grabbed twice and my chest fondled in front of a cop and he didn’t do a thing. the guys tried to follow me even after my friend got there. it was terrifying but no one cared or did anything even though it was happening right in front of them. women are attacked in the middle of the day and raped on the street and only now are men confronting their brothers and telling them that they cannot do that. it’s a similar yet very different problem in Egypt. especially when the rape victims are in hijab and niqab and in a lot of cases they are cousins or even siblings.

these issues are a result of economic and political unrest and a lack of direction and discipline by their families and the government. religious ideology also plays a huge part in it, women are not seen as equals in Egypt and the internalized misogyny is parallel to what we see here in the US.

I agree that it’s a similar statistic but I disagree that it’s a similar situation and circumstances.

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Sun, 19 May 2013 15:15:37 -0400

o-penmindd: be my child

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:05:47 -0400

o-penmindd:

be my child

quietbystander: Maasai women

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:04:58 -0400

quietbystander:

Maasai women

These American Companies Refused To Sign The Bangladesh Safety Accord

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:04:51 -0400

These American Companies Refused To Sign The Bangladesh Safety Accord:

chefberlinreed:

The deadline to sign onto the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh passed on Tuesday, and at least 14 major North American retailers declined to participate.

BIG SURPRISE. American corporations doing their favorite dance, it is called the Sweatshop Shuffle and they’ve made it look effortless. Americans won’t change their consumption habits, so why would these companies change the production methods that keep everyone looking fly? Get that Gap, girl.

This is also why I won’t just talk about food and food justice. I am ultimately only interested in decolonization. This is the world that Western Capitalist Imperialism has built. This is about industrial channels of production and consumption practices that RELY on the dehumanization of others. Our food system is just one cog in this shitty machine. Working toward an oppression-free lifestyle has always been important to me, and for fashion-based reasons alone, I wouldn’t be caught DEAD in these stores/brands as it is. But, I’m always quite thankful for a little update to my boycott list.

14 companies refused to sign, and we should all know who they are:

Wal-Mart

Gap

Macy’s

SEARS

JC Penney’s

NorthFace

Target

Kohl’s

CATO Fashions

Osh Kosh

Nordstrom

American Eagle Outfitters

Foot Locker

The Children’s Place

Fuck em and Duck em, ya’ll.

universalbeauty: Tajik woman, Xinjiang, China.

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:03:15 -0400

universalbeauty:

Tajik woman, Xinjiang, China.