International: Women against fundamentalism by Dolores Chew
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South Asia Citizen's Wire As feminists we need to remind ourselves ... patriarchy is alive & well and ... constantly finding new and innovative ways to re-invent itself. Patriarchy is about power. Fundamentalism too is about power and control, often in collusion with patriarchy.
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Submitted on Tue, 03/08/2005 - 00:00
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