A Woman Like Her, short story
“A woman like her with a woman like me?” This is how I verbalize my journey with self-reflection. It was a rainy day, she sat on the other side of the table with her blue trousers. The trousers I said … Continued
“A woman like her with a woman like me?” This is how I verbalize my journey with self-reflection. It was a rainy day, she sat on the other side of the table with her blue trousers. The trousers I said … Continued
I grew up without a father. I never admitted how growing up without a father affected me until I became a father myself just recently. For many years I lived with feelings of guilt, shame and disbelief in humanity and … Continued
In the streets of Istanbul, BINI walked their way. Under the trees with Nadia, they wondered, “Wait! What? but why they?” In less than a few seconds, the whole world made more sense. BINI danced in the shoes of many … Continued
There are Mediterranean identities that I acknowledge within and beyond the concept of geographical limitations. In the geopolitical discourse, I address the securitization of migration and evoking the notion of risk as hindering factors toward building inclusive and intercultural societies … Continued
Global education through an intercultural lens Competences consist of attitude, skills and knowledge. Therefore, the development of global competences through global education requires not only information but also an ethnorelative attitude with intercultural skills. This is in order to relate … Continued
Women in the both shores of the Mediterranean are facing inequality. In some countries gender-based discrimination is visible and present on a policy level. In other countries it is the glass ceiling that hinders women from active participation and development. … Continued
The role of the Feminist Foreign Policy in supporting women’s rights movements in the South and North of the Mediterranean Author: Samar Zughool The gender gap report published on 2018, estimates that we need around 61 years in western of … Continued
Mitchell hammer created the Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory. It describes different approaches when entering conflict based on our cultural backgrounds. This model describes the different styles based on 1. To which extent we express or do not express our emotions … Continued
When we are talking about oppression, we usually receive positive, neutral or even negative answers. Neutral is another shade of negative. Witnessing oppression and being neutral about it, is indeed part of the problem. Knowledge about oppression can give us … Continued
Islamophobia is defined as fear of Muslims and Islam. Yet, only few distinguish between the two terms: Islam and Muslims, and often view Muslims as a homogenous group. Generalizing and fearing a person only due to their religious background is … Continued