Feminist film club touts inclusivity

Monday was a special day at ZIFF 2015, with a unique and memorable day of film and music in perfect harmony.

Stone Town, Zanzibar — A documentary on voluntary male circumcision (VMMC) in Tanzania premiered at the 2014 Zanzibar International Film Festival on Sunday. The short film showcased how Tanzania is successfully scaling up VMMC services, with the potential to avert more than 3 million future HIV infections in the country.  The film was funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  Produced by...

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Challenging the image of women in Africa

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Transformative, Feminist Change Beyond Beijing
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Two decades ago more than 17,000 advocates for women's rights from around the world gathered in Beijing, China for the Fourth World Conference on Women. Alongside them over 30,000 women's rights activists attended the parallel NGO Forum held in ...
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The Moroccan writer and sociologist Fatima Mernissi, a key figure in the development of Muslim feminist thought, dies.

Satirist - is it pointless to be South African feminist?

 Monday was a special day at ZIFF 2015, with a unique and memorable day of film and music in perfect harmony. July 20th saw the screening of the Moussa Diallo biopic, Sound Tracks of Life Moussa Diallo – followed by a live performance from Moussa Diallo himself. The film screening was introduced by Diallo himself, and filmmaker Helle Toft, who elaborated on the personal yet universal themes in the film; reconciliation and forgiveness. Diallo’s story may be unique, having left Mali at age 17...

Nomination runs: Feminist Coalition berates unfairness
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Leaders of the Feminist Activist Coalition Tanzania (FEM act) feel that political parties have a responsibility of supporting contenders financially so as to create fair competition. FEM act chairman Abdullah Othman said in order to build their ...
Gender not yet balancedDaily News

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