Category: (dot)gender

(dot)gender | A space by LORENA STELLA MARTINI In the world, 71 countries still criminalize same-sex relations. Almost all MENA countries, with very few exceptions, belong to this category. Indeed, […]

(dot)gender | A space by LORENA STELLA MARTINI While the war ravages Ukraine, Afghanistan is dealing with the consequences of the Talibans’ rise to power, and Afghan girls are dramatically […]

(dot)gender | A space by LORENA STELLA MARTINI In Morocco, an online social media campaign has been encouraging several victims of sexual harassment perpetrated by university professors to share their […]

(dot)gender | A space by LORENA STELLA MARTINI How is it like to be a reporter in the Arab world, covering daily life as well as conflicts in war-ravaged countries […]

(dot)gender | A space by LORENA STELLA MARTINI Al-Rawabi School for Girls is a short series produced by Netflix and set in Jordan, written and directed by the Jordanian Tina […]

Sexuality, gender identity, Islam: these are the overall themes addressed by the podcast Jins (“sex” in Arabic), with a main – but not exclusive – focus on Arabs and/or Muslims living in […]

(dot)gender | A space by LORENA STELLA MARTINI Two weeks ago, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I read an article dealing with menstruations in concentration camps. It struck me to realize that I had […]

(dot)gender | A space by LORENA STELLA MARTINI The Saudi Arabian film director and screenwriter Haifaa al-Mansour can definitely be called a pioneer: in 2012, her movie Wadjda was the first ever to be […]

(dot)gender | A space by LORENA STELLA MARTINI In September 2020, Afghan mothers finally obtained the right to include their own names beside the name of the father on their children’s identity […]