editor's pick

09:45

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, also known as Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was born on July 3, 1860 and died on August 17, 1935. She was an American humanist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist and served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle.

10:42

Judith Butler is a philosopher and gender theorist. In her book “Imitation and Gender Insubordination”, she explores the production of identities such as homosexual and heterosexual and the limiting nature of identity categories. According to Butler, homosexual identity categories cannot be stable and if they became stable they would stop being appealing to her because she is attracted by their instability. She says, “I'm permanently troubled by identity categories; consider them, as sites of necessary trouble. In fact, if the category were to offer no trouble, it could cease to be interesting to me: it is precisely the pleasure produced by the instability of those categories which sustains the various erotic practices that make me a candidate for the category to begin with.”

10:51

Mardin Mahmut Fetah was born in 1984, Halabja. When she was a child she lost her family in the Halabja Massacre. She was adopted by an Iranian family. She returned to Halabja after finding out she was adopted. She founded “Association for Finding the Lost Children of Halabja” to find the missing children of Halabja. Her story is actually the story of all the missing children of Halabja. On August 4, she died of cancer at the age of 37. She dedicated her life to finding the missing children of Halabja. Today, we want to share her story published by NuJINHA on March 16, 2021.

14:47

13 Roses (Spanish: Las Trece Rosas) is a 2007 Spanish war film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro. It tells the story of 13 women and 43 men, who were executed by a Francoist firing squad just after the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War. 13 women were executed by a Francoist firing squad on August 5, 1939.

14:00

On August 3, 2014, ISIS committed genocide against Yazidis. The fate of thousands of women is still unknown and Yazidi women are still being sold at slave markets.

10:26

Singer Rojda’s song “Shengal” is about the genocide against Yazidis on August 3, 2014. “They shout, call for help But no one hears their voice They are hungry and have no clothes to wear They are helpless on mountains.”

10:07

In “Virgin: The Untouched History by Hanne Blank,” Hanne Blank brings us a revolutionary, rich, and entertaining survey of astonishing untouched history. She tackles the reality of what we do and don't know about virginity and provides a sweeping tour of virgins in history. In this fascinating work, Hanne Blank shows for the first time why everything we think we know about virginity is wrong.

12:14

The July 19th Revolution, which started in Kobanî and was soon heard in the region and the world, went down in history as the “Women’s Revolution”. On March 15, 2011, the Syrian civil war broke out and the peoples of NE Syria started to build their future against the Assad regime nine years ago today. And then, they staged a struggle against ISIS.

10:42

Legendary war photographer Catherine Leroy was 21 years old when she bought a one-way ticket to Saigon in 1966 to take photos of American soldiers in Vietnam. She became the first accredited journalist to participate in a combat parachute jump on February 23, 1967, joining the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Operation Junction City. In 1968, she was captured by the North Vietnamese Army. She managed to talk her way out and emerged as the first newsperson to take photographs of North Vietnamese Army Regulars behind their own lines. The subsequent story made the cover of Life Magazine. She was the first woman to receive the Robert Capa Gold Medal Award. Her photographs were published in newspapers and magazines all over the world. Leroy won numerous awards for her work, including in 1967 the George Polk Awards.

09:44

“Haifa Fragments” is the first novel written by Palestinian writer Khulud Khamis. The novel has been translated into English, Turkish and Italian. Feminist writer Khulud Khamis tells the story about Palestinian identity in this novel. The main character of the novel is a young Palestinian and Christian woman living in Haifa. Khulud Khamis’ novel looks at the lives of Palestinian Christian women.

09:33

“Haifa's Broken Parts” is the first novel written by Palestinian writer Hulûd Hamis. The novel has been translated into English, Turkish and Italian. Feminist writer Hulûd Hamis writes about Palestinian identity in this novel. The novel tells the story of a young Palestinian woman living in Haifa but has an Israeli citizenship and she is also a Christian woman. Hulûd Hamis’s novel shows the lives of Palestinian Christian women.

14:48

Good Bye Lenin! is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, directed by Wolfgang Becker. The story of the film is about the relationship between a mother, who believes in socialism, and her son. The film is set in East Berlin, from October 1989 to just a year after German reunification. Alex Kerner lives with his mother Christiane, who has a heart attack and falls into a coma after seeing Alex being arrested and beaten. She doesn’t know how the world changes when she is at the hospital. The film stars Daniel Brühl, Katrin Saß, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon. The film received numerous honors, including 2003's European Film Award for Best Film and German Film Award for Best Fiction Film.

12:20

Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer. She was famous for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation. In her fifty years music career, she earned fourteen Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1967. She was the first African American woman to receive the honor. She was born on April 25, 1917 and died on June 15, 1996.

10:16

In our world, where millions of people have to change cities, countries, and even continents, this song is a remarkable song with its lyrics and melody telling the problems of being a refugee. Mülteci Makamı (Music of Refugees) is written and composed by Memo Hussain Hajj. The lyrics of the song are as follows; “We apologize if we become beggars in squares, avenues, and streets. We apologize if we become illegal workers in your workplaces, workshops, and fields. We apologize if our bodies wash ashore. We apologize, we cannot complain. We drowned in crocodile tears. In truth, I am a refugee.”

10:02

Leman Sam's origins have been described as Rumeli. She has sung in nearly 20 languages such as Turkish, Azerbaijani, Greek, French and Spanish. She is not only well known as a famous singer but also as an advocate for nature and animal rights. She has taken part in many works to protect nature and animal rights. For instead, she was one of 282 artist members of the “Art Initiative For Peace”. The initiative members sang songs at anti-nuclear protests in Turkey. Let’s listen to her song Daha Gidecek Çok Yolumuz Var (We Still Have A Long Way To Go).

12:38

Vivian Malone was one of the first two black students to enroll at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963, and she became the university's first black graduate in 1965. Vivian Malone was born in Mobile, Alabama on July 15, 1942, the fourth of eight children. Her parents both worked at Brookley Air Force Base. Her parents emphasized the importance of receiving an education and made sure that their children attended college.

09:08

Black Book is a 2006 war drama thriller film. The film is about a young Jewish woman in the Netherlands who becomes a spy for the resistance during World War II after tragedy befalls her in an encounter with the Nazis. The film is directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, and Halina Reijn.

09:34

Trio Mandili is a Georgian musical group that currently consists of three women. They became popular in Georgia when they uploaded a music video in which they perform Georgian folk songs and posted their video online, gathered over five million views. Trio Mandili has sung songs in other languages.

11:17

The Paper Bag Princess is a children's book written by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Michael Martchenko. It was first published in 1980. The story reverses the princess and dragon stereotype. As a result, it has won critical acclaim from feminists. Since it was first published in 1980 it has sold more than seven million copies worldwide. The main character of the book is Princess Elizabeth, who is a brave, smart and resilient young woman. She plans to marry Prince Ronald, who she thinks is perfect. However, a dragon arrives who destroys her castle, kidnaps Ronald, and burns all her clothes, so she must look for something to wear. Her only option is a paper bag. She tries to save the prince from the dragon.

11:51

Şemse Allak was a mother of five. She raped by her neighbor Halil Açıl in July 2002. The incident came to light when she became pregnant. Şemse Allak was forcibly married Halil Açıl as his second wife. But her brother decided to kill her to save their “honor”. Three men found Şemse and Halil Açıl in Mardin on November 21, 2002, and beat them using stones and sticks. Halil Açıl died at the scene while Şemse was seriously wounded. She was taken to a hospital. She died on June 7, 2003, after six months in a coma. Women’s organizations protested the killing of Şemse