It’s cold outside here in D.C., but these links helped me stay warm and alert this week.  Consider whether women can perpetuate objectification, learn about the history of black women in Euro politics, and be shocked by the ethnic identity training that happens in Bosnia and Hersegovina.  Enjoy!

The Undecided Blog (one of my favs), asks what role women play in their own objectification.

Check out this history of Black women in European politics.

Aleksandar Hemon explores ethnic identity training in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

And… coverage of one of our favorite contributors, the Vietnamese …

Myriam Abdelaziz

“In Egypt when the authorities realized women are actually a threat, and maybe even more so than men, they started to react.”
Connection Point Manager Yasmina Mrabet interviewed photographer Myriam Abdelaziz about her work covering the revolution in Egypt. Her responses are below.
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What inspired you to photograph in Egypt and other Arab countries?
I’m originally from the region—I understand the culture and think there are many interesting stories to tell. There are a lot of stories that foreign photographers might not be able to understand or get and I feel it’s …

Yasmine Mahmoud Fakhry
Egypt
“It is time for us to build Egypt and contribute to peacebuilding and positive change, rather than engage in violence and create chaos.”
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This is a time of great turbulence in Egypt, during which the country has been shaken by violence and political instability and people have become increasingly desperate and frustrated every day.  This is especially true because the Egyptian media’s focus has been only on negative and disturbing news. In such a critical time, I seized the opportunity to engage my students at the College of Engineering …