I wrote and published this piece for Loyar Burok on 1st November, generating in what was a considerably powerful response from the Malaysian public online that resulted in the public dressing-down of Reggae Mansion via The Star newspaper. Suffice to say, this is testament to the fact that a successful link between online blogging and… Continue reading Reggae Mansion: Blatant discrimination and exclusivity in the worst possible taste
Author: Angry Malay Woman
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Masculinity and sexual humiliation in Quickie Express
The following is a lecture about Indonesian masculinities and male sex work to accompany the film screening of Quickie Express by Dimas Djayadinigrat that I delivered for my class Sex and the City in Southeast Asian Cinema. Reading it through once again, I found to be rather scrappy and also, please pardon the occasional chatty… Continue reading Masculinity and sexual humiliation in Quickie Express
Unless we respect sex workers, we will never respect all women
First posted on Loyar Burok’s LoyarEqual Feminist Week on 17th to 21st October. Being called a “slut”, “thevadiya”, “sundal”, “whore”, or “jalang” are probably the worst forms of verbal abuse anyone, woman or man, can inflict on a woman or girl. But they needn’t be. One only needs to unpack the toxicity in the abusive… Continue reading Unless we respect sex workers, we will never respect all women
Ironi adalah …
Beberapa bulan yang lepas saya terserempak dengan sebuah kumpulan di laman Facebook yang bernama “Hentikan ganggguan seksual terhadap lelaki”. Kerana saya mengambil pendirian tegas tentang gangguan seksual terhadap sesiapa pun saya klik untuk maklumat lanjut. Saya kaget, terkejut besar, dengan apa yang saya lihat; pakaian Muslimah yang cukup menutup aurat selama ini mengganggu kaum lelaki… Continue reading Ironi adalah …
People and women, pronouns and hegemony
Ever wondered why people always say “he or she”, “man or woman”, and “his or her”, and not “she or he”, “woman or man”, or “her or his”. Does it roll of the tongue funny when people do? Does it sound unusual, somehow not right? People may argue that its sounds better to say “he… Continue reading People and women, pronouns and hegemony
Will be back very shortly!
It’s a been an experientially short week (you realise there are too few hours in a day when you have tons to do!): started my job lecturing sexuality in Southeast Asian cinema last week, insisted on having a social life however sad, and curating Feminist Week on Loyar Burok this week. I noticed that I… Continue reading Will be back very shortly!
Call for articles: #LoyarEqual – Feminist and women’s rights week on Loyar Burok
I am hosting Feminist and Women’s Rights week on Loyar Burok. Below is a copied and pasted info from Loyar Burok. p/s: SEND YOUR ARTICLES TO ME! Let’s flood (a subsection of) the Malaysian blogosphere with feminism! Why feminist and women’s rights week?! Because battling gender-based violence and discrimination is still relevant in Malaysia and… Continue reading Call for articles: #LoyarEqual – Feminist and women’s rights week on Loyar Burok
The lacuna: Where is the missing canon of Malaysian feminist fiction writing?
A version of this post was first published on Kakak Killjoy The question above may seem far ahead of its time, as the influence of feminism – in whatever form of feminism we as Malaysians can recognise – has yet to have an established place in our literature. Fiction-writing has long been central to Western… Continue reading The lacuna: Where is the missing canon of Malaysian feminist fiction writing?
More thoughts on femininities in Indonesian Islamically-themed cinema
Empowered femininities? It is worth exploring the relationship between women and film religi in which female characters assume the role of boundary markers of nation and religion. The reference to women as markers of the boundaries of national ideology is a common theme in post-colonial nations-states, serving as symbolic representations in the rhetoric of inclusion… Continue reading More thoughts on femininities in Indonesian Islamically-themed cinema
Why I chose the path of academia despite sexist microaggressions and my own demons
First published on Kakak Killjoy If you’re a woman or girl and you have plenty of facts, ideas, and thoughts in your head it’s easier to keep them there. Once they come out, be prepared to be shot down in flames by people who think you’re showing off and trying to being pseudo-intellectual. Even comments… Continue reading Why I chose the path of academia despite sexist microaggressions and my own demons
Alicia Izharuddin 