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: 50.50The politics of nudity as feminist protest – from Ukraine to TunisiaFrontline activists, including women who use their topless bodies as political statements, are gathering in London...
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Published in: 50.50Brexit: where were women’s voices?Recent creative writing and films feature women’s voices on Brexit, many of whom explore the paradox of migrants...
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Published in: 50.50“There is no such thing as a child prostitute”: a review of the BBC’s Three GirlsThis is BBC drama at its best. But the privatisation of care homes, and how grooming impacts the families of...
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Published in: 50.50How Rojava-inspired women's councils have spread across EuropeCould this little-known system provide a way forward for real democracy – from the bottom up – in our failing...
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Published in: 50.50Gender and fundamentalism: when religion muscles in on developmentThe truism that there cannot be real development without women’s participation needs a caveat: women’s rights cannot...
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Published in: 50.50Women on the front at Raqqa: an interview with Kimmie TaylorWhat is the reality of war like for the women of Rojava as they advance on Raqqa? Kimmie Taylor from Britain is on...