Wartime rape: a millennial shame
Sexual violence in times of war is an “ancient and habitual evil”, wrote Saint Augustine after the sack of Rome in 410 AD. Numerous studies confirm that abuses and kidnappings...
Federica Araco is an Italian journalist who has worked as an editor and translator for the Italian version of the online magazine Babelmed for 9 years. She was editor-in-chief of the quarterly "The Trip Magazine" dedicated to travel and photography. Federica has contributions in several other Italian magazines as well, such as: LiMes, Internazionale, and Left. The stories and topics she covers are often related to gender, feminism, multiculturalism, social exclusion, migration issues, the environment and sustainable development. Since 2016, she has started publishing travel photo essays on her personal blog.
Sexual violence in times of war is an “ancient and habitual evil”, wrote Saint Augustine after the sack of Rome in 410 AD. Numerous studies confirm that abuses and kidnappings...
On 13 April 2022, the historic Sicilian photojournalist passed away at the age of 87. With her intense black and white shots, she told 40 years of tormented Italian history:...
She was the best-known Russian journalist abroad. She denounced the atrocities of the war in Chechnya and the rampant corruption by openly accusing Putin and the ruling oligarchy of violating...
Italian of Tunisian origin, she fights against cultural stereotypes, with a particular focus on gender-based discrimination. Co-founder of a film production company, author of many graphic novels and the “Hijab...
After being the scene of violent feudal struggles and devastating earthquakes for centuries, the ‘ghost village’ named Pentidattilo was abandoned in 1971 as it was declared uninhabitable. But today two...
The women who choose life among the pastures, alone, in a couple or a family, all share the desire for a more respectful relationship with animals and the environment in...
Not everyone today takes for granted the old saying that motherhood is our inevitable biological destiny. However, those who choose not to procreate still fall victims to deep-rooted prejudices and...
Since 2008, “Lucha y Siesta” has been a unique model of active citizenship and solidarity for the capital city. A space that is more than a mere building, or group...
Instead of receiving support, feminist groups must struggle against institutions to survive, as was the case of the “Casa Internazionale delle donne” and “Lucha y Siesta”. Threatened with eviction by...
Jennifer Guerra criticizes the widespread tendency to exclude trans women from the feminist movement. Monopolized by white cisgender and heterosexual middle-class women, she writes, “contemporary feminism risks reiterating the same...
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