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21 year old Eleni Topaloudi: Gang rape and murder in Rhodos

By Sissy Vovou Member of the editorial committee of the feminist website tomov.gr In the beautiful Greek island of Rhodos, a tourist attraction for many, a terrible femicide took place on the 28th of November. A young woman was found nude (wearing only her bra) in a deserted, inaccessible and rocky beach. The investigations started …

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The Serpent’s Claw – Researchers have found that snakes have a semiclitoris.

Proposed by Sissy Vovou Scientists have discovered that female snakes have claws. Megan Folwell, an evolutionary biologist from the University of Adelaide in Australia, has managed to find and describe for the first time in scientific chronicles the clavicle of a female snake. Apart from birds, cloves have all vertebrae, even lizards. However, nothing relevant …

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Five essential facts to know about femicide

Proposed by Sissy Vovou Gender related killings (femicide/feminicide) are the most brutal and extreme manifestation of a continuum of violence against women and girls that takes many interconnected and overlapping forms. Defined as an intentional killing with a gender-related motivation, femicide may be driven by stereotyped gender roles, discrimination towards women and girls, unequal power relations between …

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Shatzi Weisberger, exceptional fighter, dies at 92

Proposed by Sissy Vovou Shatzi Weisberger, Who Was Beloved As The People’s Bubbie, Has Died At Age 92 Weisberger was a fixture in the New York protest scene and often went viral for her protest signs. Shatzi Weisberger, known as the People’s Bubbie after going viral as a fixture at New York protests in support …

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Laila Shawa—a revolutionary Palestinian artist who found international fame—has died, aged 82

Proposed for publication by Sissy Vovou The passing of renowned Palestinian artist Laila Shawa at her home in London on Monday 24 October, at the age of 82, has elicited international tributes and condolences. One of Palestine’s most accomplished and revolutionary artists, Shawa forged elements of her country’s nature, folklore and architecture into compelling contemporary …

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