Votiko | The Greatest Plague Known to Mankind | By Paul Levy | Translated by Yasmin Bergner
“Watiko” is a concept that comes from the Cree tribe in North America, a word that expresses a psychological illness that affects self-destructive human behavior. Our collective human psychosis.
Body Decoration and Tattoos in Africa and the Middle East | By Yasmine Bergner
It is possible that the practice of body adornment dates back approximately 100,000 years, or even earlier. Shells and bone tools discovered in Blombos Cave were found containing remnants of pigment made from red ochre. Archaeologists believe that the cave may have served as a workshop for the preparation of pigments.
What’s Up with Men? The Mother’s Wound as the Missing Link in Understanding Misogyny | Bethany Webster | From English: Yasmin Bergner
Amid a brave surge of women coming forward with accounts of sexual harassment across industries, many of us, both women and men, are beginning to grasp the full extent of this reality of rampant misogyny. As a culture, the question is: Why do so many men have the urge to belittle, hate, and harm women? Where does this reality come from? And what can we do to stop it?
The Murder of the Philosopher Hypatia and the History of Misogyny | By Yasmin Bergner
In the spring of 415 AD, a pagan noblewoman emerged from the lecture hall attached to the Great Library of Alexandria and called for her carriage to be brought so that she could drive herself home. Many educated pagan women enjoyed high social and academic status at the time, but Hypatia was one of the few who traveled independently in a carriage that belonged to her.
Mark of Shame and Symbol of Protection By Yasmine Bergner
Currently, a fascinating exhibition is being displayed at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, curated by Haim Maor (curator of the university galleries) in collaboration with students in the curatorial course, entitled “Portraits of Cain – Representations of Others in Contemporary Art in Israel.”