What's
with "Banat Akhir Zaman"? |
Shou ya3ni banat akhir zaman?
You probably have heard this phrase before-- maybe
someone has referred to you as one of 'banat akhir zaman',
and it wasn't exactly meant as a compliment. Banat akhir
zaman, or "the girls of the last times," are supposedly
so different from the generations of women before us, so
much more unruly and rebellious, or so we are told. The
fact is, if your elders don't understand your way of
life and don't like the way you dress, your attitude,
the way you think and the way you behave, they will
probably call you a bint akhir zaman.
So, we've decided that since we're not ashamed of who we
are and what we believe in, we are going to reclaim that
label and turn it into an empowering name for all of us
who are working, in whatever way we can, towards the
personal liberation of women and the end of all
discrimination against them, and therefore towards the
general betterment of society. Banat Akhir Zaman are all
you girls and women who feel different, who defy the
traditional mindsets and ways of behaving that society
has assigned you, and who are working, or who want to
work, towards making a positive change in the world. |
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