Author Archives: sandhyarjha

Shaima Alawadi’s murder: Where is the outrage?

My heart is really aching, and I have to confess that it’s aching with sadness and also a low-grade anger. I was furious along with many others that on the other side of the country a young black man was killed because of what he was wearing (and even if the allegations are true thatContinue reading “Shaima Alawadi’s murder: Where is the outrage?”

5 things I’d like to share with men about women (including you, because I can tell you’re a very progressive man)

I got called out. Gently. But I got called out by a colleague of mine whom I respect immensely. He called me out because the other day I posted an article called 5 Ways Modern Men Are Trained to Hate Women. Now the piece is pretty harsh, and it paints in broad generalizations, and IContinue reading “5 things I’d like to share with men about women (including you, because I can tell you’re a very progressive man)”

Burning Man and the failure of feminism?

“I feel like feminism is dead,” I said despondently to my campsite mates at Burning Man 2011. (For an uplifting Burning Man 2011 representation, click here, btw.) “Why?” “I’m walking around  and looking at these young girls dressed up in costumes that are all about marketing their sexuality.” “You’re right,” said one of my friends,Continue reading “Burning Man and the failure of feminism?”

The New Jim Crow and the church (another old post)

Note: This is a devotional piece I wrote for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in October 2010. It uses some church-y references that I’m happy to qualify if anyone wants it “translated.” 🙂 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. HeContinue reading “The New Jim Crow and the church (another old post)”

How do we talk across the divide?

Two things happened today that have me asking the question: how do we foster up healthy conversation about issues on which we differ greatly? The first thing was a fairly frivolous issue. I’m at the PANAAWTM conference right now (Pacific and Asian North American Asian Women in Theology and Ministry) and a fun and spryContinue reading “How do we talk across the divide?”

…for you were aliens in Egypt.

Note: This post was originally written for the e-news for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in California-Nevada on March 1, 2012. That is who I am referencing when I say “the region.” Exodus 22:21, NIV “Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt.” Last week there was an articleContinue reading “…for you were aliens in Egypt.”

Drunken international reconciliation–how do we stop the fighting?

I was riding Muni (San Francisco’s public transportation) back from the Landmark communication course I’m taking to a friend’s place where I’m couch-surfing during the weekend-long course. I was riding with another woman from the course, who also lives in the Castro (the neighborhood where my friend lives). During the ride, I discovered she wasContinue reading “Drunken international reconciliation–how do we stop the fighting?”

What do we communicate when we communicate?

I’m smack dab in the middle of a weekend-long course on communication offered by Landmark Forum. (And yes, I have done several Landmark courses over three years, and yes, their sales pitch is a little overbearing, but no, they’re definitely not pitching any cult stuff. And so far everything I’ve gotten, which is quite aContinue reading “What do we communicate when we communicate?”