Pekin, Illinois, U.S.A. – Without much joy, I trudged through my Global Studies textbook reading...
Category - Perspective
Festivals forever tainted by fear
Festivals come every month in India, offering a fun, colorful torch of hope for people to help them...
The moment I realized I was seen as a threat
ISTANBUL – It was an innocent Saturday night. I went on my usual nightly stroll. After taking my...
Men have a crucial role in preventing abuse
ISTANBUL – I opened up to my friend about the abuse my ex-boyfriend had put me through last year...
UK’s sexual assault epidemic spurred me to act
Bridgend, South Wales, UK – As a young woman, I am horrified and hurt by the alarmingly high rate...
Watch out – small aggressive acts forewarn violence
A man staring at the author on a bus in Istanbul. (Bilge Nur Güven/YJI) A man twice your age stares...
Media can help confront sexual violence, but also create problems
LONDON – The media, whether that be social, film, the news or art, is meant to reflect the society...
Gender roles trap boys in a suffocating box of masculinity
Debates around the representation and disparity between men and women in media are certainly...