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MISOGYNISTS AND GLASS HOUSES

MISOGYNISTS AND GLASS HOUSES

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Much as it is jus­ti­fied, the oppro­bri­um heaped on the Tal­iban for decree­ing women must shroud them­selves in all-encom­pass­ing burqas in pub­lic, would car­ry more weight if it includ­ed an uncom­fort­able acknowl­edge­ment: insti­tu­tion­alised misog­y­ny doesn’t make them unique.… Read the rest

The Curse of Times That Are A’Changin’

The Curse of Times That Are A’Changin’

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When Bob Dylan sang ‘the times they are a changin’, nei­ther he nor those of us who sang along with him had regres­sion in mind. Not even the oft-pre­scient Dylan could have guessed the verse that begins ‘the line it is drawn/the curse it is cast’ would sum up what the times have changed into.… Read the rest