The Feminist Club Amsterdam
Almost three years ago, I was writing my bachelor’s dissertation on the Italian poet Antonia Pozzi. Back then, I had never thought about things such as women’s writing or feminist narratology. Worse than that: Antonia Pozzi’s was probably the first book written by an Italian woman I had ever read, after thirteen years of education, […]
The Clash of Egos “We will Save Them from Us” and “We will Study Them to Upgrade Us.” As a performing artist and community art director, I often come across the concept of identity, which triggers me personally and professionally. Therefore, in this article, I investigate these triggers from a starting point of “what is […]
Care is an initiative that provides support and safer spaces for victims/survivors of sexual violence. In their support groups, they are offering a safer space for people who are survivors of sexual violence. There, the participants share their experiences, learn from each other’s coping mechanisms and build a community with other survivors. Currently Care has […]
“Why did you come to the Netherlands? Did you come for love?” That’s how many conversations start when encountering an ex-pat here. Why is love the first thing that comes to mind? I guess statistically these are a lot of the stories. A lot of people move countries for love, I actually did not come […]
Let’s talk about podcasts… My relationship with podcasts had a bit of a rocky start. At first, I didn’t understand the buzz surrounding them and why everyone was talking about podcasts so much. Then, once I decided to give it a try, I was so overwhelmed by the amount of podcasts out there that I […]
A poem in English and Arabic by Samar Zughool. Samar is a community art creator and performing artist; through her series of practices, “SAMA Community Arts,” she co-creates public performative journeys that deconstruct social communication as free of the enforced binarism of “nation-state” and “state-nation” as both tools and products of colonialism along with enforced gender […]