Julie Bindel
Al Jazeera English
United Kingdom
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Want to be a true feminist ally? Learn from these men
A new generation of pro-feminist men is defying stereotypes and combating sexist violence. But more need to join them. → Read More
Why men in the West get away with killing women
They’re not called ‘honour killings’, but white Western men often get away with similar excuses. It’s no coincidence. → Read More
‘I’ve lost my best mate’: the owners forced to give up their pets in the cost of living crisis
More and more pet owners can no longer afford to feed their animals, let alone take them to the vet. We talk to some of those who have had to rehome dogs, cats, even horses → Read More
Scooby-Doo’s Velma has finally come out as a lesbian? My dream has come true!
In the 1970s, Velma shared my view of the world, being cleverer than boys and defying femininity. And after I came out, I knew exactly what else was going on with her. Now the show’s makers have caught up → Read More
Murdered women: Sabina Nessa, ‘a kind and generous soul’
Family and colleagues of the 28-year-old primary school teacher remember someone dedicated to her family and pupils. → Read More
The tide is finally turning in Italy in favour of protecting women in the sex trade
A bill to legalise sex work, and criminalise the buying of it, follows the successful Nordic model, says journalist and activist Julie Bindel → Read More
Martina Navratilova: ‘I’ve always tried to do the right thing rather than the popular thing’
The tennis ace on the ban on Russian players, mental health in sport, gun laws… and why this year’s Wimbledon crowd will be very loud → Read More
Rochdale victim: ‘I was groomed at 14, then the courts came for my children’
Her evidence helped put abusers behind bars, yet ‘Amber’ was vilified by the authorities and says her torment will never end → Read More
A letter to … Sarah, who was murdered by a serial killer
Journalist Julie Bindel writes to Sarah Jean de Vries, a writer, a prostituted woman and a victim of Robert Pickton. → Read More
‘It’s time Lord Ahmed was truly shamed’: Survivor speaks out
Campaigner and journalist Julie Bindel was the first to report on grooming scandals in the early 2000s. Here she talks exclusively to a survivor of ex-Labour peer Nazir Ahmed’s child sexual abuse → Read More
Kirat Assi: ‘Bobby tried to destroy my hopes, my dreams, every part of my life’
She had been ‘catfished’ for years, and now her hit podcast tells the story of tracing the scammer and her quest for justice → Read More
My winter of love: The lesbian gathering was freezing cold. Would a clinch with an anarchist help?
It was bitter weather in Geneva in 1986 and all any of us could think about was getting warm. Then I met a charismatic woman and felt a strong mutual attraction → Read More
How do we talk to teens about sex in a world of porn?
Teenage boys’ easy access to violent sexual images is creating a crisis for them – and for women, argues the anti-porn campaigner → Read More
Greenham Common at 40: We came to fight war, and stayed for the feminism
In 1982, Julie Bindel joined 30,000 women ‘embracing the base’ in protest over nuclear arms. Here she recounts the pivotal role the protest played in their lives → Read More
The ‘human rights’ sex trade case that will harm women
A European court judgment this week could reverse laws that protect the vulnerable and abused → Read More
The long fight to criminalise rape in marriage
Thirty years ago, marital rape became a crime in the UK. This is the story of those who fought to make that happen. → Read More
Alix Dobkin obituary
American folk singer and lesbian activist who formed her own music production company → Read More
Outrage over French girl's rape case sparks demand for law to protect minors
Campaigners call for the introduction of an age of consent as 20 firefighters face charges → Read More
‘They decided the jury wouldn’t believe me’: CPS accused of secret change to rape policy
In a landmark hearing this week, rape victims aim to discover if their complaints failed due to a covert move to drop ‘weak cases’ → Read More
Shere Hite obituary
Feminist researcher into women’s sexuality who broke new ground with her bestselling 1976 study The Hite Report → Read More