A colleague from the newspaper I work for, spent almost two weeks reading foreigners’ oriented magazines and calling different “tourist centers” that offer entertainment, massages and joy for the soul and the body treatments. He was trying to figure out the amount of sex services offered locally, as well as the average price. When he started … Continue reading »
When a man loves a woman – a love story many East African women have left behind in order to keep their families alive. This story takes place in Juba, the “fastest growing city in the world”, according to an online travel guide. Located in South Sudan, Juba provides a shiny future for locals and … Continue reading »
Eight o’clock at night. An indigenous community in central Mexico surrounded by verdant mountains. The moon is set brightly yellow, as it became the only light to illuminate the small houses spread across the large hills. Tomasa ran across the grasslands with her slippers in hand. Barefoot, since that way she could go faster. It was … Continue reading »
In a lecture I attended in my first year of university a very wise feminist said, “Sex is between your legs. Gender is between your ears.” Upon hearing this I immediately separated the terms and realised their distinction: sex is anatomy, gender is characterisation, sex is physiological, gender is psychological, sex is biology, gender is behavior. As I continued … Continue reading »
“When were you born?,” Selina* asked. He hesitated. “I do not know,” Santamo* answered. “Nobody in my village does.” Selina, 23, was a German psychology student on an internship in Moshi, Tanzania, before her life turned upside down. The 23-year-old gave up her studies, her family and social life in Germany to tie the knot … Continue reading »
“I don’t go to school for love. But I must say my job is the most important reward for me”, says Janina Gekisa, founder of Kraslava State gymnasium school museum, Russian language and literature professor, with more than 60 years of experience teaching. Even now, being in her eighties, she cannot leave education field with … Continue reading »
When I heard about the theme of Blog Action Day 2012: The Power Of WE so many topics came to my mind. I was sure I could write about a Zapatista women movement for water or I could post the interview I made to an indigenous leader where he says climate change can only be tackled through … Continue reading »
