Rahila Gupta – författare

Don’t Wake Me: The Ballad Of Nihal Armstrong is the unforgettable true story of a mother and her disabled son; a dramatic and poetic testimony of one woman’s tireless battles in the struggle for her son’s rights.Translating the raw experience of motherhood into a powerful verse monologue, Rahila Gupta reveals the challenges, impediments and frustrations of being repeatedly misunderstood – and of battles won against all the odds.

Don''t Wake Me: The Ballad Of Nihal Armstrong is the unforgettable true story of a mother and her disabled son; a dramatic and poetic testimony of one woman''s tireless battles in the struggle for her son''s rights.Translating the raw experience of motherhood into a powerful verse monologue, Rahila Gupta reveals the challenges, impediments and frustrations of being repeatedly misunderstood – and of battles won against all the odds.

In 1995, the UN vowed to advance 'equality, development and peace for all women, everywhere.' Instead, in the Beijing Declaration's thirtieth anniversary year, the world is lurching dangerously away from such democratic and progressive ideals--reinventing nationalist identities based on toxic-masculine values, and embracing economic policies against women's interests. This reality exists in every type of country. Why does oppression, rather than feminism, still dominate our world? This book reveals patriarchy's many faces in the age of globalisation, exploring the political systems and cultures of eight very different societies. It takes readers from the extraordinary anti-capitalist women's revolution in Kurdistan to the theocracies of Islamic State and Saudi Arabia; from China's one-party state to Iceland's democracy; and to South Africa, Russia and El Salvador--all radically changed since the fall of apartheid, communism and military dictatorship respectively. Despite patriarchy's remarkable shapeshifting powers to undermine feminist solidarity, Planet Patriarchy is equally a story of sisterhood and resistance, interviewing defenders of women's rights about their cause and their country. Gender inequality endures, everywhere--but so does feminism. Campbell and Gupta's fascinating discoveries show us how this timeless showdown is taking shape in, and being shaped by, the systems we live under today.

In 1995, the UN vowed to advance equality, development and peace for all women, everywhere. Instead, in the Beijing Declarations thirtieth anniversary year,the world is lurching dangerously away from such democratic and progressive idealsreinventing nationalist identities based on toxic-masculine values, and embracing economic policies against womens interests. This reality exists in every type of country. Why does oppression, rather than feminism, still dominate our world?This book reveals patriarchys many facesin the age of globalisation,exploringthe political systems and cultures of eight very different societies. It takes readers from the extraordinary anti-capitalist womens revolution in Kurdistan to the theocracies of Islamic State and Saudi Arabia; from Chinas one-party state to Icelands democracy; and to South Africa, Russia and El Salvadorall radically changed since the fall of apartheid, communism and military dictatorship respectively.Despite patriarchys remarkable shapeshifting powers to undermine feminist solidarity,Planet Patriarchyis equally a story of sisterhood and resistance, interviewing defenders of womens rights about their cause and their country. Gender inequality endures, everywherebut so does feminism. Campbell and Guptas fascinating discoveries show us how this timeless showdown is taking shape in, and being shaped by, the systems we live under today.

Against all the odds, Southall Black Sisters, a poorly funded, radical women‘s group has become synonymous with black British feminism over the last twenty-one years. They have not merely offered welfare advice from their West London base but have spearheaded campaigns on a range of issues from abused women who kill (such as the celebrated case of Kiranjit Ahluwalia) to the dangers posed to women by the rise of religious fundamentalism.This important anthology makes the connections between race, gender and class and ensures that a neglected area of current feminist debate is not lost to history through a failure to record insights gained in the heat of activism. A provocatively argued book, From Homebreakers to Jailbreakers is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the dynamics of the relationship between the disempowered margins of society and the state and the power balance between men and women.

Against all the odds, Southall Black Sisters, a poorly funded, radical women‘s group has become synonymous with black British feminism over the last twenty-one years. They have not merely offered welfare advice from their West London base but have spearheaded campaigns on a range of issues from abused women who kill (such as the celebrated case of Kiranjit Ahluwalia) to the dangers posed to women by the rise of religious fundamentalism.This important anthology makes the connections between race, gender and class and ensures that a neglected area of current feminist debate is not lost to history through a failure to record insights gained in the heat of activism. A provocatively argued book, From Homebreakers to Jailbreakers is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the dynamics of the relationship between the disempowered margins of society and the state and the power balance between men and women.