sister-hood is an award-winning digital magazine spotlighting the diverse voices of women of Muslim heritage.

Author

Wafa Awni Alkhadra

Wafa Awni Alkhadra, an associate professor and an acting dean at the American University of Madaba, Jordan, is a feminist and an academic activist. wakhadra@gmail.com
Experiences

Violence against women: Three stories

Three real-life incidents, which I was a direct witness to, have contributed to shaping my perception of violence against women. One At the age of twelve, I woke up one morning to the news of the killing of my 14-year-old…

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Opinions

What should we teach our children?

The troubling conduct of many of our young people, such as reckless driving, littering and violence, is an indicator of a lack of proper values having been instilled during their upbringing. There was a recent incident at one of our…

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Opinions

The exclusion of women in Jordan

Despite efforts to eradicate all forms of discrimination against women, the wage-gap, limited social mobility, restricted ownership and agency, poverty, poor political participation, health issues, male violence, and the infanticide of girl children remain challenges in the Arab world. To…

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