Rahila Gupta is a freelance journalist and writer. Her work has appeared in The Guardian and New Humanist among other papers and magazines. Her books include, Enslaved: The New British Slavery; From Homebreakers to Jailbreakers: Southall Black Sisters; Provoked; and 'Don't Wake Me: The Ballad of Nihal Armstrong (Playdead Press, 2013). She is co-authoring a book with Beatrix Campbell with the title Why Doesn’t Patriarchy Die? Follow her on twitter @RahilaG
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Published in: 50.50Can a story save a life? Women and the Arab uprisingsAs Tahrir Square fills up again and the Arab uprisings continue, the power of words and the battle over who owns...
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Published in: 50.50Taking a flawed stand against orientalismIn a response to openDemocracy's 'Citizenship after Orientalism' series, Rahila Gupta says there's no need to ditch...
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Published in: 50.50No exceptions: one law for all
Should we be worried that a parallel legal system is creeping into existence in the UK when one law for all should...
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Published in: 50.50The issues that divide: building a diverse feminist movement
Recognition that identity politics had immobilised and fragmented the women's movement has driven the search for...
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Published in: 50.50The great unmentionable in disability politics
"I felt there was no space for me to express grief at my son's disability". The grief of those who care for people...
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Published in: 50.50The hijab or the bikini: the shaping of young girls’ sexuality
Where the line will be drawn between childrens' rights and parents’ rights will always be heavily contested. Issues...