Anais Mali Pays Tribute To Warrior Women In 'Amazon' By Urivaldo Lopes for French Revue De Modes #25
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Anais Mali Pays Tribute To Warrior Women In ‘Amazon’ By Urivaldo Lopes for French Revue De Modes #25
In Greek mythology, the Amazons were fierce female warriors who descended from Ares, the god of war. Amazonian women are frequently pictured fighting on horseback with bows and arrows, axes and spears. Frequently Amazons carry a crescent-shaped shield. As patriarchal values soared in Greece and especially under Aristotle, the Amazons were portrayed as man-hating women.
The Amazon River in South America is believed to have been named by the Spanish explorer Fransisco de Orellana in 1541 who encountered female warriors on his voyage through a territory then called Maranon.
Kurdish Women Fighters In Syria Say ISIS Fears Women Soldiers So Much They Shake
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Kurdish Women Fighters In Syria Say ISIS Fears Women Soldiers So Much They Shake
In a media world assaulted with ISIS videos and threats of yet another beheading, the most fabulous story of heroism has emerged around a group of about 7,000 young Kurdish women in Syria who have armed themselves and joined the Women’s Protection Unit, or YPJ, “which grew out of the wider Kurdish resistance movement.”
I’ve covered this story in small bullet points on Eye, but this NBC News feature of dramatic images by New York-based photographer Erin Trieb are an inspiration for our ISIS media-weary souls.
Unlike the Iraqi soldiers who ran from ISIS, the Women’s Protection Unit is fighting to keep their people safe against attacks from Bashar Assad’s government, ISIS militants and the al Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front.
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Ta Prohm Temple Is Home To Cambodia’s Female Apsara Spirits Anne’s Sensual Rebel Blog
Today the conservation and restoration of Ta Prohm — but in a style that pays homage to its current state of nature gone wild — is a partnership between the Archaelogical Survey of India and the APSARA (Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap).
The authorities at APSARA know that Apsara (also spelled as Apsarasa) is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in both Hindu and Buddhist myths. In fact, apsaras are an important motif in the stone bas-reliefs of the Angkorian temples built in Cambodia in the 8th-13th centuries AD.
Several years ago, I quoted Cambodian writer Kounila Keo, who contrasted the history of women in Cambodia and America:
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Were we happier in the stone age? The Guardian
‘The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: ‘Poison Touch’ via Pitchfork.com
I love reading that New York indie pop group The Pains of Being Pure at Heart will be heading out for a road tour with The New Pornoraphers.
Hear The Pains of Being Pure at Heart’s new single Poison Touch on Sound Cloud.
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Inside the Minds of 11-Year Olds From Around the World GOOD Magazine
