We need angry girls
Only open anger and organized activism will protect girls from harm.
|2019.02.11
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And it turns out that the princess has no other choice but to save herself. She cuts the ogre’s throat and goes back home.
It is so very typical to cling to the old principle of protecting the honor of the “family name” and to try to keep the shame “inside of the home.”
We need girls who will “talk back to daddy” and who understand perfectly well that a “blessed daughter” does not always have to obey.
Shqipe Gjocaj
Shqipe Gjocaj is a feminist activist, gender specialist, and an independent journalist. She is a regular contributor to Prishtina Insight where she writes on gender issues and human rights. Her articles have also been published in Kosovo2.0, sbunker, and Reuters. Shqipe Gjocaj works with non-governmental organizations on projects related to the same issues. In 2017, she took part in the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence. Shqipe is a K2.0 Human Rights Journalism Fellowship program fellow (2019 cycle).
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This story was originally written in English.