Recalling the words of Gloria Steinem, the feminist icon, journalist, and activist, who said, “We are stronger together. One woman can do a lot, but together we can change the world,” I had the privilege of witnessing how women in Gračanica, a beautiful town in Bosnia and Herzegovina, are changing the world for the better—for themselves and […]
Alice Walker (1944), an African-American writer and activist, reminds us of the power we have within ourselves to make change by saying, “The most common way people lose their power is to think they don’t have it.” On this Eighth of March, as during other important dates, we can often hear women say that they can’t do[…]
In a time when we are observing the international campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” and addressing femicide as one of the gravest forms of violence, even religious communities are joining in appeals against domestic violence. However, some religious authorities and influencers have made statements in the media suggesting that a Muslim man can beat[…]
Zilka Spahić Šiljak From the White Tower in Gradačac, the song about the lost love of Captain Husein was not heard today, with famous lyrics: “From Gradačac, the white tower of the Dragon of Bosnia, the falcons chirped mournfully…” but the cry for the murdered woman broke through. On August 11, 2023, Nizama Hećimović was murdered by[…]
Housework is not only part of patriarchal power structures within the family, but is also crucial for the capitalist production of surplus value. On the one hand, the family is a consumer, but it is also a producer of value for the capitalist economy. All unpaid work in the house and childcare is a source of income[…]
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[…]
Gender Justice and Islam: For Male Two and For Female One By Zilka Spahić Šiljak Zilka Spahić Šiljak holds a PhD in gender studies, an MA in human rights and a BA in religiousstudies. Her scope of work includes addressing cutting edge issues involving human rights,politics, religion, education and peace building with more than fifteen years of[…]
