Allah commands education for everyone, but the Puritans deny it to women in the name of Islam. One of the ways to subjugate people and nations is to deny them education or to devalue it by lowering standards to the extent that the number of formally educated individuals who are, in essence, uneducated and incapable of developing […]
Scientist, professor, and activist Zilka Spahić Šiljak is the author of a regional study on gender-based violence and discrimination conducted at 18 universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. The biggest challenge was engaging educators and helping them understand that this is not merely a women’s issue. Source: https://www.nacional.hr/zilka-spahic-siljak-na-sveucilistima-u-regiji-nasilje-se-zataskava-o-njemu-se-nerado-govori/ Last Tuesday, at the Faculty of[…]
Do we have the courage to question our own beliefs, worldviews, and practices? Do we possess the strength to confront the structural violence perpetrated by patriarchal institutions, both secular and religious? Are we willing to listen to different perspectives and respect opinions, even when we disagree with them? Are we ready to honor human freedom and the[…]
Feminism is not only a movement for gender equality but also advocates for environmental protection and peace, as Russian feminists have powerfully demonstrated. The stereotype that women are apolitical and that their protests pose less threat to the regime compared to those of male political parties or non-governmental organizations has been cleverly leveraged by these women. As[…]
ZILKA SPAHIĆ-SILIAK The female body as a battlefield of morality: mehr and covering the body The body is far from a neutral space, as various symbols and messages are inscribed upon it—whether through external markers like clothing or through symbolic representations of ethnic, national, or religious values. These values are often embodied in figures such as mothers,[…]
Women are killed from the moment of conception through selective abortions, they are killed through genital mutilation, they are killed to preserve the honor of the family, and they are killed because they cannot be controlled in the family and society. Men, families and states terrorize, marginalize and kill women. Some women suffer because they do not[…]
Organized by the TPO Foundation from Sarajevo and the Ecumenical Women’s Initiative from Omiš, the first online FER School, “Feminism and Religion,” recognized its 2021/2022 cohort with a certificate ceremony on October 8, 2022, at the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Prof. Dr. Zdravko Grebo in Sarajevo. The certificates were presented by Prof. Dr. Sci.Zilka Spahić Šiljak, program[…]
Dear all, Welcome to the Winter Semester of 2022/2023 and the first online school, “Feminism and Religion” (FER School), organized in partnership by the TPO Foundation from Sarajevo and EIŽ from Omiš. FER School provides a space for you, courageous women and men, to critically examine the social realities in which you live, challenge your beliefs and[…]
According to the census, a decrease in the number of believers in Croatia has been recorded, with the number of Catholics decreasing by seven percent over ten years, while the number of atheists has increased. The trend of declining religious affiliation and a slight increase in atheists and non-believers in Croatian society has multiple causes. Peace activist[…]
