“Often father and daughter look down on mother (woman) together. They exchange meaningful glances when she misses a point. They agree that she is not bright as they are, cannot reason as they do. This collusion does not save the daughter from the mother’s fate.”
― Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence
― Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence
“وما لم ينهض عقل إصلاحي إنساني قمين بأن يزيل عن عيون المسلمين غشاوة القناعة بما يلفّقه أصحاب الأيديولوجيات التي تصادر الإنسان والحقيقة معاً، فسيظل من الصعب على المسلمين أن يقاوموا آلـة التدليج باسم الدين والتي لا تجد الإنسان الحر الذي يجرؤ على أن يقف سداً في وجهها محاولاً انتشال نفسه أولاً من الاستغلال في معتركات السياسة.”
― القصص القرآني: الجزء الأول، مدخل إلى القصص وقصّة آدم
― القصص القرآني: الجزء الأول، مدخل إلى القصص وقصّة آدم
“If so few female geniuses are found in history, it is because society denies them any means of expression.”
― The Second Sex
― The Second Sex
“Yes, I deserve a spring–I owe nobody nothing.”
― A Writer's Diary
― A Writer's Diary
“The mess we are living in is a deliberate one. If it was created by people, it can be dismantled by people, and it can be rebuilt in a way that serves all, rather than a selfish, hoarding few.”
― Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
― Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
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