First published in the Harvard Public Health Review (now Boston Congress of Public Health) on 10th July 2021. An article on clitoral anatomy, labiaplasties, and smart patients […]
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Malaysia: FGM/C, Period Spot Checks, and Sexual Harassment | Harvard Public Health Review
Dr. Hannah Nazri discusses normalised misogyny that occurs throughout the lifespan of a woman including the practice of FGM/C in Malaysia, recent allegations of period spot checks in school and rape jokes made by teachers in school.
Countering Everyday Extremism Against Women: The Other Pandemic
I was invited to give a keynote speech by Sisters of Islam, a civil society organisation with the aim to advocate the rights of women within the Islamic framework, for their Regional Youth Caucus Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in October 2019. The meeting was held as a lead up to the first Sisters in Islam international conference on” Islam Unsurrended: Women Against Extremism” which saw the launching of a key report on the perceptions of Muslim women and equality in Malaysia, funded by the European Union. The article below has been modified and updated from my speech.