The Hand Mirror

Mostly, I stay away from commenting on issues involving religion.  I am an ignorant atheist, scarcely qualified to venture into discussing m...

so back in july, chally at zero at the bone sent some questions on feminism & faith.  since they weren't easy questions and since i...

this week is islam awareness week .  it's a week where the muslim community in nz makes an effort to open it's doors and invite the...

there's been a lot of coverage about the sky city worker who faced disciplinary action for carrying a bible around in her pocket.  bit o...

i've been meaning to write a post about mona eltahawy's article published in foreign policy , entitled " why do they hate us ...

Personally, being able to get married is not on my wish list, much as I recognise it's a human right to be able to honour those we love...

i'm no fan of brian tamaki, not by a long shot. there are plenty of views he has put forward that really don't sit well with me. i...

following on from a facebook discussion, i'm going to explain further why i really don't like this post from john pagani. first a l...

baby steps, but steps nonetheless. it was nice to read this piece (via facebook) about turkey making mosques more women-friendly: "Th...

do you believe in coincidences? well i have one for you. a few weeks ago i was contacted by someone from pregnancy counselling services, a...

By pohutu, cross-posted from threewisewomen When you’re in a defensive crouch in the face of those on the march against reproductive righ...

50s style black & white photo of a mother and daughter in aprons with various cooking-related implements.  Mother:  Dreams and goals a...

i've read plenty of posts around the feminist blogosphere about how the default human is male. there's plenty of evidence this is t...

it's taken a bit of work, but we finally have a wonderful piece in the herald on sunday , finally giving a positive narrative about nz m...

A reminder:  Each of the bloggers here at The Hand Mirror have their own opinions.  Unless we've explicitly said something like "w...

so i've been away overseas while the news about the burqa-wearing women being refused entry on buses happened. so i wasn't able to r...

The pay equity discussion continues, with the Prime Minister saying there shouldn't be pay discrimination on the basis of pay and he...

i've been thinking twice about posting on the women in that photo - the one of mr obama et al watching the killing of osama bin laden -...

as a member of a cultural & religious minority group, one of the statement that completely and totally annoys the heck out of me* is the...

here is a link to the video of my spot on Q & A. i don't know how to embed it so you'll have to watch on the tvnz site. here...