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Women in the Church
“The women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says.” -- 1 Corinthians 14:34, from the New American Standard B...
WMC Live
WMC Live #88: Marisa Tomei, Mona Eltahawy, Cyndee Readdean. (Original Airdate 6/21/2014)
Robin on the Mormon church, and on George Will and campus rapes. Guests: Cyndee Readdean, producer of “Freedom Summer”; Mona Eltahawy from Cairo on the sexual assault epidemic; Marisa Tomei on sexuality, spirituality, film, and being back onstage.
WMC Live
WMC Live #70: Gloria Feldt, Ariel Levy, Dr. Laura Carstensen. (Original Airdate 2/15/2014)
Robin takes on the Catholic Little Sisters of the Poor—and the Pussy Riot purge. Guests: activist Gloria Feldt on the Take the Lead conference; New Yorker writer Ariel Levy; and Dr. Laura Carstensen, expert on longevity and happiness.
WMC News & Features
The Winter Holiday War: It’s Older Than You Think
In the midst of media-fed notions of a “war on Christmas,” let us remember that mid-winter holidays have a long and rich history, and that the season belongs to all of us.
WMC Live
October 25, 2013 | Marianne Schnall, Sally Kohn, Farida Allaghi, Shauna Prewitt, Madeha Al Jaroush |
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live Episode #57: Marianne Schnall, Sally Kohn, Farida Allaghi, Shauna Prewitt. (Original Airdate 10/26/2013)
Robin’s commentaries root for Saudi women drivers, praise a UN resolution, and have at the Mormons. Guests: Marianne Schnall on her new book; pundit Sally Kohn, and Farida Allaghi on Libyan women. Plus, rapists’ paternal rights?!?
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"I'm Not A Boy."
Every Shabbat (Sabbath), I volunteer at the kids’ group at my shul (synagogue). After we finish the service, Shabbat lunch is served. Traditionally, kiddush is made over wine or grape juice before th...
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On Ending Slut Shaming
About a week ago, I was talking with one of my co-workers and she told me that students at her teenage daughter’s high school made a Facebook page dedicated to the school “sluts.” She proceeded to tel...
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April 02, 2013 | Chelsea L |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
International,
Media,
Religion
On Witnessing Beautiful, Real Bodies
I recently spent two weeks traveling with a group in Morocco and was fortunate enough to have the experience of going to a hammam. A hammam is a type of spa where women and men (separately) go once a ...
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A More Meaty Mary
I would always hesitate before opening the door to St. Elizabeth’s Infant Hospital because once inside, the rest of the world would cease to exist. Nothing else could compete with the presence I met o...
WMC News & Features
March 29, 2013 | Shazia Z. Rafi |
Economy,
Education,
Girls,
International,
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Religion,
Violence against women
Pakistan—The Last Destination of the Stars
The author, fresh from a family visit, reflects on how Pakistan arrived at this moment, and what the United States can do to support women and democracy there.
WMC Live
March 16, 2013 | Urvashi Vaid, Helen Zia, Stephanie Gilmore, Jennifer Freyd, PhD |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #30: Urvashi Vaid, Helen Zia, Jennifer Freyd, Stephanie Gilmore. (Original Airdate 3/16/2013)
Robin takes on the new Pope, and speaks with Stephanie Gilmore on grassroots feminism; Jennifer Freyd on betrayal blindness; Helen Zia on Asian American women’s history; and Urvashi Vaid as she questions the LGBT drift.
WMC Live
WMC Live #28: Debra Winger, Gail Collins, Julie Burkhart. (Original Airdate 3/2/2013)
Robin celebrates Women's History Month with New York Times columnist Gail Collins; Julie Burkhart, who dares to reopen Dr. Tiller's clinic; and Debra Winger on fighting fracking—plus Robin on the Pope.
WMC Live
February 02, 2013 | Kimberly Bryant, Suzanne Braun Levine |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #24: Kim Gandy, Suzanne Braun Levine, Kimberly Bryant. (Original Airdate 2/2/2013)
Robin demolishes the “clash of civilizations” with Islam; Kim Gandy on the Violence Against Women Act; Kimberly Bryant on teaching tech in “Black Girls Code;” Suzanne Braun Levine on women’s second adulthood and the state of journalism now.
WMC News & Features
Myrlie Evers-Williams—Making Her Own History
The inauguration moment that most moved the author, multimedia journalist Mary C. Curtis, came early in the ceremony.
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January 22, 2013 | Sarah E |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
International,
Religion,
Violence against women
The Surprising Similarities Between Burqas and Short Skirts
The Burqa ban is the cause of much debate in France. The ban sparked a discussion about human rights: do the citizens of France have free will to wear whatever they want? Is the next step to silence p...
WMC News & Features
Kosovo Human Rights Activists Resist Attacks on LGBT Community
The author, a mtvU/Fulbright fellow in Kosovo, confronts an outbreak of religious extremism of unexpected violence, directed against LGBT expression in Prishtina.
WMC News & Features
Abortion Services: A Family Doctor's Perspective
Approaching the 40th anniversary of the decision that legalized abortion, Dr. Linda Prine describes its provision as part of a continuum of care.
WMC Live
January 05, 2013 | Marcia Greenberger, Maha Abu-Dayyeh Shamas, Lily Tomlin |
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #20: Lily Tomlin, Marcia Greenberger, Maha Abu-Dayyeh Shamas. (Original Airdate 1/5/2013)
Robin greets 2013 with her fantasy agenda, and speaks with Marcia Greenberger on the future of women's fiscal and legal security; Palestinian activist Maha Abu-Dayyeh Shamas; and actress Lily Tomlin on her greatest regret and proudest moment.
WMC Live
December 22, 2012 | Rev. Jennifer Danielle Crumpton, Margot Adler, Annie Laurie Gaylor |
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #18: Margot Adler, Annie Laurie Gaylor, Jennifer Danielle Crumpton. (Original Airdate 12/22/2012)
The Winter Solstice Show. Feminist minister Rev. Jennifer Danielle Crumpton; Wiccan Priestess Margot Adler; atheist Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Robin on the Newtown shooting: ”The Longest, Darkest Night of the Year."
WMC Live
December 08, 2012 | Wajeha al-Huwaider, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Carol Jenkins, Mary Kay Blakely |
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #16: Carol Jenkins, Mary Kaye Blakely, Sharon Brous, Wajeha al-Huwaider. (Original Airdate 12/8/2012)
Robin explores gendered languages; Saudi feminist Wajeha al-Huwaider; radical Rabbi Sharon Brous; WMC founding president Carol Jenkins on the under-representation of women and men of color in media; and Mizzou journalism professor Mary Kaye Blakely.
WMC Live
WMC Live #5 Excerpt: Mona Eltahawy. An Exclusive Interview. (Original Airdate 9/23/2012)
Exclusive. Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy was arrested yesterday for allegedly defacing a controversial ad in a NYC subway. During her last interview prior to her arrest, she spoke with Robin about anti-Muslim sentiment.
WMC News & Features
Filmmaker Explores India's Complex Identity
In "The World Before Her," Nisha Pahuja looks at the extremes of India's evolving notions of gender.
WMC News & Features
When Ads Preach Hatred
The author, shocked by an anti-Islam advertisement posted at her local train station, is more disturbed at how such sentiments take root in American soil – especially at a time when such hate statements have triggered extreme anti-American acts abroad.
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A Take On the U.S. Presidential Election from Across the Pond
I am not someone who attacks others for their personal beliefs. I do not openly ridicule people for having a specific belief system…unless that belief becomes a law by which I am forced to live my l...
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Orthodox Judaism and the LGBT+ Community
As well as being a feminist, I am an Orthodox Jew. While I had always been active in gay rights advocacy through my feminism, I never really thought about how Orthodox individuals who are LGBT+ grappl...
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