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Seit Beginn der Frauenbewegung gibt eine bestimmte Art Frauen den Ton an: bürgerliche Frauen aus westlichen Nationen, die vor allem eins sind - 'weiß'. Doch während sie in Vorstandspositionen aufsteigen, bleibt politische Unterstützung für alle anderen Frauen aus. Rafia Zakarias brillante Polemik enthüllt das rassistische Erbe der Frauenbewegung. Sie zeigt, wie der Wunsch nach Gleichberechtigung auf Vorurteilen und Ausbeutung fußt und wie ein ...

Upper-middle-class white women have long been heralded as "experts" on feminism. They have presided over multinational feminist organizations and written much of what we consider the feminist canon, espousing sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity, all while branding the language of the movement itself in whiteness and speaking over Black and Brown women in an effort to uphold privilege and perceived cultura...

Personal, provocative and powerfully persuasive - an essential guide to what white feminism is, why it matters, and how we can put an end to it'Thoughtful and provocative... It is a must-read' Roxane Gay'A book to make you stop and think' Mishal Husain'This book is going to light fires everywhere, so if you are prone to combust, get right the hell out of the way' Lit HubMost of us believe that feminism is a force for good. In the past 200 year...

Seit Beginn der Frauenbewegung gibt eine bestimmte Art Frauen den Ton an: bürgerliche Frauen aus westlichen Nationen, die vor allem eins sind - 'weiß'. Doch während sie in Vorstandspositionen aufsteigen, bleibt politische Unterstützung für alle anderen Frauen aus.Rafia Zakarias brillante Polemik enthüllt das rassistische Erbe der Frauenbewegung und zeigt, wie der Wunsch nach Gleichberechtigung auf Vorurteilen und Ausbeutung fußt.

An essential, comprehensive account of what white feminism is - and an empowering manifesto for revolution For readers of Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, Caroline Criado Perez's Invisible Women and Florence Given's Women Don't Owe You Pretty'Necessary, warm-hearted and sharp-eyed... [Zakaria] brings compassion, intelligence, and a steady drumbeat of change to redefining feminism... This book is going to ...

Elite white women have branded feminism, promising an apolitical individual empowerment along with sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity. As Rafia Zakaria expertly argues, those promises have been proven empty and white feminists have leant on their racial privilege and sense of cultural superiority. Drawing on her own experiences as an American Muslim woman, as well as an attorney working on behalf of immi...

A memoir of Karachi through the eyes of its women An Indies Introduce Debut Authors Selection For a brief moment on December 27, 2007, life came to a standstill in Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto, the country's former prime minister and the first woman ever to lead a Muslim country, had been assassinated at a political rally just outside Islamabad. Back in Karachi-Bhutto's birthplace and Pakistan's other great metropolis-Rafia Zakaria's family was su...

A memoir of Karachi through the eyes of its women An Indies Introduce Debut Authors Selection For a brief moment on December 27, 2007, life came to a standstill in Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto, the country's former prime minister and the first woman ever to lead a Muslim country, had been assassinated at a political rally just outside Islamabad. Back in Karachi-Bhutto's birthplace and Pakistan's other great metropolis-Rafia Zakaria's family was su...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Can the veil be an instrument of feminist empowerment? Does veiled anonymity confer a degree of power to women? Starting from her own marriage ceremony at which she first wore a full veil, Rafia Zakaria explores how the physical reality of the veil as an object is catalyzed by the context of the wearer to produce new and unexpected meanin...