![]() ![]() Yesterday was International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. We’ve grown accustomed to them, seldom questioning their validity. These myths have settled comfortably into our daily lives and lodged their roots in our society’s core. According to her, six myths have taken hold, and in We Need New Stories she challenges the toxic myths behind our age of discontent. Nesrine Malik believes it’s time to break conventions and challenge the old frames of reference. In 2020 our objects of anxiety haven’t decreased, and we now live in an age where it’s considerably easier to spread falsehoods and perpetuate myths, subsequently creating even greater anxiety. More than a century later little has changed. I never remember myself a time in which our history was so full, in which day by day brought us new objects of interest, and, let me say also, new objects for anxiety.” In the late 19th century Joseph Chamberlain was credited with the following words: “I think that you will all agree that we are living in most interesting times. ![]()
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