Culture Quote by Karan Mahajan

The goal of feminist spirituality has never been the simple substitution of Yahweh-with-a-skirt. Rather, it seeks, in all its diversity, to revitalize relational, body-honoring,…

— Charlene Spretnak

“We must be courageous in speaking out on the issues that concern us: We must not bend under the weight of spurious arguments invoking…

— Nafis Sadik

Part of me has always resisted the Western clichéd image of Muslim women, depicting them as nothing more than silent victims. My art, without…

— Shirin Neshat

“modernization’ of the 1970s and 1980s, by contrast, unintentionally blended plain Wahhabi Islamism with Western, especially American, popular culture, coexisting in an artificial comfort…

— Tarek Osman

Freedom of expression is essential for feminists and dissidents in the Muslim world.

— Deeyah Khan

“An Islamic ideology capable of giving Muslims freedom, social justice and of interacting with other religions, cultures and ideologies”

— Hasan Hanafi

“Inciting women to rebel against the divine laws of Islam.’ This became the accusation that was leveled against me whenever I wrote or did…

— Nawal El Saadawi

Like George Sand, the feminism of the present day asserts the right of free thought against the creed of authority in every field; the…

— Ellen Key

“The emancipation of women was destined to follow that of the slaves and the glorification of people without a caste and without traditions, namely,…

— Julius Evola

As Indians, we take great pride in the fact that we are a progressive nation. We are proud of our democracy, our secular values…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“To leave the comforts of home, the mother world, one must have some place to go. Admittedly, the rites of passage of traditional cultures…

— James Hollis

My mother was a tremendous woman. I was just cleaning up old trunks and I found a book with her notes written during the…

— Vandana Shiva