Many abuses do not make it to the headlines because they leave no visible bruises, and yet, they affect the lives of thousands of women every day. Misogynous and abusive...

In order to preserve their reproductive rights, future Palestinian mothers use their husbands’ sperm hidden in makeshift test tubes. The Italian photographer Antonio Faccilongo told their stories in the “Habibi”...

The pandemic has massively spread dating apps, doubling their turnover and encouraging them to enrich themselves with new features. But what are digital daters looking for online? And, above all,...

Until a few decades ago, in Salento, “Italy’s heel”, it was believed that the sting of a poisonous spider induced states of possession that could be cured with a ritual...

The Festival of Mediterranean citizens, held in Catania from 2 till 5 June 2022, hosted a debate on the power relations and the persistence of gender discrimination. The subject is...

Screened at the Festival of Mediterranean Citizens of Catania, “For Sama” (2019) and “I was there” (2021) testify to the atrocities committed by the Syrian government, drawing attention to a...

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...