Intersectional Identities Essays

Although Maher and Sothy lead utterly distinct lives with different circumstances and intersectional identities, they share a gender identity that shapes their responsibilities, self-perception, and relationships with men. In Amna’s “Café May,” Maher is “unmarried and childless” and employed. Maher’s cultural upbringing dictates that as the unmarried sister, she must contend and acquiesce to Salma ... Read More