Sara Haghdoosti
Sara Haghdoosti is a 22-year-old Iranian/Australian feminist. She was a finalist in the Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year awards and one of the delegates chosen for the 2020 summit.
She has is active in the women’s movement, being a member of the management committees of International Women’s Day and Reclaim the Night.
She was the national recruitment director for the Power Shift conference, has appeared on ABC TV’s Q&A and currently works as a field organiser for GetUp! Australia.
Articles by Sara Haghdoosti
Cruelty just a part of everyday life in today’s Iran
Sentenced to 90 lashes and a year in prison. That’s was the verdict Marzieh Vafamehr received. Her crime? Acting in…... Read more
Tragically, Iran will not be the next Egypt
In the last few days we’ve seen that the rumours of the demise of the green movement in Iran have…... Read more
Home violence and the dark side of the World Cup
Sleepless nights, heartbreak and endless analysis and yelling at the screen have been an intimate part of many of our…... Read more
Jake Gyllenhaal stole my identity and my video game
Have you ever loved anything as a child only to grow and have someone completely ruin it for you? Well…... Read more
Feminists should back off the burqa bashing
If a woman walks down the street in a mini skirt and someone calls her a slut, feminists will be…... Read more
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Would you kill for a job?
Who would work in an abattoir? Most of us have done jobs we didn’t want to do because we needed…
Friday Dilemma: child cruelty or harmless fun?
Parenting. It’s the new oneupmanship. Ah, how quaint the days now seem when parents could raise…
Hipsters with hip replacements
Someone once told me that when people reach a certain age they begin dressing in the manner they did…
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
