Ms Informed Newsletter | The Language of Defense, Sexual Violence, and War
How male fantasies and anxieties destroy lives.
Shownotes
The Intercept on the story behind the NYT October 7th Expose
Report saying Denmark (biggest exporter of weapons to Israel) is the best place to be a woman
The Disorder of Things: Sex, Power and Play at Europe’s largest arms fair
Carol Cohn’s Sex and Death in the Rational World of Defence IntellectualsThe Guardian on Sexual Violence against Palestinian women
UN report says Palestinian women were beaten and raped
NYT expose how Hamas weaponized sexual violence on October 7th
The Guardian on sexual assault in the military
The UN on Rape and Rwanda
This week’s distraction
This week’s distraction is the Podcast if Books could Kill.
In this particular episode they are tackling “Lean In” By Sheryl Sandberg! We are so thankful for them doing this episode so we don’t have to actually read the book but can know all about it! Listen to the episode here
This week Madhvi read
This week Madhvi read Pussy: A Reclamation which she came across at Dussmann - what a great selection of books there are on this table!
If you’re also into connecting with your body and claiming space for your erotic, join my sexy spring creative writing course this April. Open to writers of all levels - feel free to message if you want to book or have questions!
This week Rina read
This week Rina read I, Phoolan Devi: The autobiography of India’s Bandit Queen, in preparation for our live event with the amazing Dead Ladies Show on Wednesday 28th March. Come along and hear all about this top dead lady — get your tickets here.
This week’s inspiration
This week’s inspiration is The Road to Freedom and the Network for Palestine! Both are great organisations on the ground doing amazing work for the people of Palestine.
A Road to Freedom is a non-profit charity which provides refugees fleeing war-torn countries with immediate aid and long term support.
The Network for Palestine is a grassroots network of Cairo mothers helping Gaza families in Egypt rebuild their lives with dignity.Both are wonderful organisations doing great work! Please considering supporting them if you can! You can follow along on Alya Mooro’s instagram account. As she is on the ground in Cairo working with both organisations.