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Feminism: from noble fight to radicalism?

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 Nowadays, the feminist movement is growing fast and taking another path according to the women and men we have met and discussed.  Feminists protesting Image credit: Contretemps.com The feminism movement was originally intended to defend women’s rights in society   w hereby several topics have been evoked, like : abortion, the choice of her partner, the opinion of women in all sectors etc. Unfortunately, we're noticing that, this movement has turned to a radical movement.  And this radicalism is mostly practicing by the so-called Android generation women « The children born from "2000" and above ».  Let's discover the origin of feminism.  History of feminism The term «feminism» has long been wrongly attributed to Charles Fourier . It was first used in the 1870s by the medical profession to describe an affection, affecting men with a virile, effeminate body.  In 1872 , Alexandre Dumas Jr., ironically used it to describe ...

Postponement of the presidential election in Senegal is causing shock in the world.

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The postponement validation decision of the presidential election and the extension of the mandate of President Macky Sall by the parliament shook the country. This announcement aroused criticism in Senegal, shared between astonishment and anger. @photocredit: Senegalese flag fro StockIMg “Like thousands of Senegalese, I feel frustrated because Macky Sall was not expected to postpone the election. This should be considered a constitutional coup,” said Adama Keneme , a resident of Dakar, expressing his disappointment on africanews media. This surprising decision reinforces the feeling of betrayal among many African and Senegalese citizens in particular. I had a disappointment, but this disappointment is even stronger because Macky Sall told us that he had locked down the Constitution and no one could touch it no matter what. When he wanted to reduce his term to five years, he went to the Constitutional Council for a decision. But now he is turning to the parliament on this issue. I thi...