zohra moosa

Zohra Moosa is Director of Programmes at Mama Cash an international women’s fund based in Amsterdam that supports women’s, girls and trans* rights groups around the world. Prior to this role she was Women’s Rights Advisor at ActionAid UK. Find her on twitter

Visual acts: the power of being visible

Being a victim of violence is about losing power: the power to protect one's body or mind from abuse; the power to have some control over how one

By zohra moosa

/ 3 Dec 2007

The feminization of HIV and AIDS

Action Aid has launched a new campaign on women and HIV and AIDS called Invisible Women in order to ‘bring the crisis facing women into the spotlight.' According to

By zohra moosa

/ 1 Dec 2007

South Australia's new plan

I had a chance to catch up with Sandy Pitcher, the Director of the Office for Women for the South Australian Government, today and took the opportunity to ask her

By zohra moosa

/ 30 Nov 2007

Home: not always where the heart is

One of the most dangerous places for a woman is in her own home. This is quite contrary to many people's beliefs. For example, in today's

By zohra moosa

/ 29 Nov 2007

Advertise your product: here

Many theorists argue that mass media generally, and advertising in particular, encourages male violence against women. Jean Kilbourne's third Killing us Softly film for instances argues that advertising:

By zohra moosa

/ 28 Nov 2007

When the state rapes

Rape has been used as a weapon of war for centuries. As Laura Smith-Park wrote a few years ago: From the systematic rape of women in Bosnia, to an estimated

By zohra moosa

/ 27 Nov 2007

Is violence relative?

Is there any role left for the idea of cultural relativism when it comes to violence against women? Part of me would like to say, ‘no', that violence against

By zohra moosa

/ 26 Nov 2007

Discrimination at the local level

Ethnic minority women lack access to power. They are severely underrepresented in senior decision-making positions across the public, private and voluntary sectors. The statistics are stark: less than 1% of

By zohra moosa

/ 5 Nov 2007