Diary of a Maid in the Gulf

middle east

Par Maidinbeirut

I just finished reading "Diary of a Maid in the Gulf" written by Dr. Mohammed al-Taunagi. I do not really think it will get translated into English soon, so you won't mind if I tell you how it ends, do you? Juana, a coy, Christian Filipino girl pays with...

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69 Slaveries

human trafficking and modern slavery

Par Maidinbeirut

In many cultures, irrespective of continent, modernization meant that formal institutions of slavery metamorphosed into quasi-legal slaveries, informal slaveries, caste servitude, neo-feudal seigneurial arrangements, mass public penal servitude (labor...

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Femmes, parcours migratoires et exploitation

globalisation and migration

Par Maidinbeirut

Ginette Karirekinyana (1) starts off with some introductory remarks on the philosophy of humanism and goes over to paint a grim but realistic picture of women's labour migration using Lebanon as an example. Of interest I find her contributions to describing...

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