Author Archives: cyrachoudhury

Learning from the Hillary Clinton Campaign

A new organization has formed to track the sexist statements and foci on women political candidates.  Regardless of whether one supported Hillary Clinton, it was very difficult to escape the barrage of sexist “white noise” generated by media, political commentators … Continue reading

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Western Wars v. Muslim Women

This is a topic with which I am constantly engaged so it was surprising to find it in the news (though a blog entry only).  The article makes the point that wars in places like Afghanistan and Iraq that have … Continue reading

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Checked Baggage with a Murderous Message?

Most of us have had the experience of wondering which one of the ubiquitous and indistinguishable black suitcase is ours at the baggage claim.  However, this takes the need to make those bags easily identifiable to a new low. Novelty … Continue reading

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