Afshan Jafar

@afshanjafar

Sociologist.Writer.Feminist

Joined January 2012

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  1. 17 Jul 2019
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  2. 17 Jul 2019
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    “This new representation of a Muslim woman has the potential to impose further restrictions and expectations on Muslim women who wear the hijab,” writes :

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  4. 28 May 2019

    My latest : Should we celebrate <em>Sport’s Illustrated</em>‘s burkini cover?

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    24 May 2019

    Should be read in conjunction with this recent oped by : “There’s a lot of overlap between surgery on intersex infants and female genital mutilation. So why do we view them so differently?” —

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    Professor 's piece has appeared on 's Daily Equality Tipsheet.

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    .: The comparison of female genital mutilation to intersex surgeries helps to shed light on what shapes our ideas about what is barbaric and unacceptable — and how those ideas subsequently shape our laws

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  8. 2 May 2019

    I have an essay in The New York Times today! The Thin Line Between Surgery and Mutilation

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  9. 4 Apr 2019
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  10. 4 Apr 2019
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  11. 29 Mar 2019
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  12. 15 May 2018
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    14 May 2018

    Opinion | My Gender-Fluid Senior Prom

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    15 Mar 2018

    Students in Dr. 's course at are helping to close the gender gap on Wikipedia. Read about how they've improved the representation of women on the 5th most visited site in the world!

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    3 Jan 2018

    Iceland has a simple solution for closing gender pay gap: Make it illegal

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  16. 17 Dec 2017

    So great to see this one was in the top 5 most read pieces!

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  17. 25 Nov 2017
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    9 Nov 2017

    . tells how the definition of female beauty is changing

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    15 Oct 2017

    Things Boys Could Learn at Girl Scouts via

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