Rabbi Elora Peretz stands at a synagogue in Jerusalem, March 22, 2022 (AFP/MENAHEM KAHANA) Born into a Christian family in France, Elora Peretz converted to Judaism to establish herself as one of the few Orthodox rabbis in Israel. The only problem, not least, is that she cannot take over the head of a synagogue, a … Read more
Safi, a 26-year-old Saudi doctor, stands in the center of Riyadh on June 19, 2022 (AFP/Fayez Noureddine) When Safi started her new job in a hospital in Riyadh, she decided to choose, in addition to her white coat and sneakers, a hairstyle that Saudi Arabia had once imagined: short hair. The 26-year-old doctor went to … Read more
Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez in Suarez, June 19, 2022 (AFP/STR) Sunday’s presidential election in Colombia is double historic: Gustavo Petro was elected as the country’s first left-wing president, but its vice president, Francia Marquez, also became the first African-American elected vice president. Curly hair, African dress and raised fist, Francia Marquez called a campaign … Read more
Gabriel Lawson, former teacher at the University of Nature and Ecology in Relationship during his appearance before the Rennes Court of Appeal, September 19, 2017 (AFP/LOIC VENANCE) A fifteen-year prison sentence was sought Thursday for former teacher Gabriel Lawson, the “sex-obsessed leader” who was tried in Lower Atlantic Criminal Court on charges of raping and … Read more
Disruptive Beauté, Paloma Elsesser, Kate Grant…three pillars of inclusive fashion Image: Instagram screenshotdisruptive_beaute A few years ago, who would have imagined that a girl with alopecia, another with an XXL and a third with Down syndrome would set the fashion world on fire? However, it is the miracle of this new mass trend that is … Read more
Disruptive Beauté, Paloma Elsesser, Kate Grant…three pillars of inclusive fashion Image: Instagram screenshotdisruptive_beaute A few years ago, who would have imagined that a girl with alopecia, another with an XXL and a third with Down syndrome would set the fashion world on fire? However, it is the miracle of this new mass trend that is … Read more
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki during a press conference in James Brady’s press briefing room in Washington on May 10, 2022 (AFP/Nicolas Cam) Promises of appeasement and then disappointment with Joe Biden personified without false notice, but without succeeding in regaining the US president’s popularity: Jen Psaki gave up her place as her spokeswoman on … Read more
