Tag Archives: feminism

Mea culpa: But only after making the money

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Samira Ahmed

Sir Mervyn King’s recent admisson that he should have been “shouting from the rooftops” about the dangers of the banking system before the 2008 crash seems to add to my theory, written for The Big Issue about the number of … Continue reading →

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Women and the Arab Spring

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Samira Ahmed

Here are some good links on the speakers at the Women Of The World (WOW) Arab Spring panel discussion 3pm Saturday March 10th it the Purcell Room in London’s Southbank Centre. I’m chairing.  Whether you are coming or not, the … Continue reading →

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The Curse of the Typing Pool

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Samira Ahmed

As new technology promises voice recognition typing software, and icon based texting, could the traditional QWERTY keyboard finally losing its dominance? Taken for granted, the keyboard has played a central role in the empancipation of women, but also in their … Continue reading →

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Shows and No-shows: The London Mayoral Candidates’ feminist debate

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

More than a thousand women and men attended Uk Feminista’s conference at Friends’ House in Central London yesterday. I was asked to chair a hustings style debate for the invited Mayoral Candidates. At a time when the government, and local … Continue reading →

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Kate’s State of the Nation Wedding Dress

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

I was  one of a number of designers and writers asked to contribute a piece on this image of Kate Middleton’s wedding dress for the first issue of a new pop culture  journal by student Xanthia Hallissey from the London … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan: NATO’s 10 year feminist experiment

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

This is some of the further detail from my feature for today’s Guardian that was not in the final edit. It makes reference to two major  reports on women and Afghanistan put out this week by Action Aid and  Oxfam. … Continue reading →

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New York Fever: Strutting with Travolta

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

This is a talk I gave at the British Film Institute last night at the launch of a new book series on World Film Locations in major cities. The books pick 1 key scene and its locations from each film … Continue reading →

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Poly Styrene — The real thing, not a Rock n’ Roll Swindle.

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

Confession. I was 8 when Poly Styrene and X-Ray Spex hit the punk scene. I only realised, as I researched her obituary for Channel 4 News yesterday, just how I’d totally misunderstood her at the time. I’d seen the bin … Continue reading →

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