// Year 13 // Issue 04// 19 April 2020 NEWSLETTER CUM MAGAZINE OF OASIS MOVEMENT
Saamarthya Special Issue - Part 2
"Saamarthya - Building Independence to Empower Girls" is a Special Project of Oasis to Create a Sense of Freedom in Girls and to Help Them Become Economically, Intellectually and Emotionally Independent.
Apologies For Missing Credits!
"Women Are Cowards!" (Petition) - Written by Avadhi Shah (last published issue)
Empowerment On Crutches?
Dear Women of India,
Do you still believe that it is very important to teach all domestic work to your daughter but not to your son? That you can’t go alone at any new place, or can’t make important decisions without any man?
Do you still think women should always learn to adjust in all the situations, do multi-tasking, take care of family, work, parenting, etc., but men can’t do that?
Then you are coward and prejudiced. You don’t have the guts to question the patriarchal society. You want to live under the security of men, just like a slave. And you are the real enemy not only of yourself, but also of other women and men.
Understand that your actions, coming out of your own beliefs,teach others how to behave with you. So if you feel no one respects you or keeps taking you for granted, look at yourself only how you are making that happen.
Because of women’s beliefs, men are not trusted. Poor men are not able to realize, learn and do such things like enjoying equal responsibility in household chores and parenting - while feeling the satisfaction it gives. It’s because of the constant exhibition of weakness by women; men give sympathy to her as if she is a helpless woman, rather than trying to be empathetic with her and respecting her as a strong and emotionally independent person.
Aren’t women emotional fools?
Men praise her saying, “Women can adjust to anything, do anything and everything without complaint. We men can’t do anything without her, and we are so proud of her!” And then, women continue the drudgery, taking those enslaving words as compliments!
Let’s get rid of those crutches because we can’t have
the joy of sprinting with them.
Aatmaja Soni,
Vadodara, Gujarat.
Dose For Wisdom :Vitamin Tfor Thinking…
"Women, like men, should try to do the impossible.
And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others."
~ A m e l i a E a r h a r t
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"I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout,
but so that those without a voice can be heard.…
We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back."
~ M a l a l a Y o u s a f z a i
The Youths at Oasis Believes in Awakening their Inner Self for Women Empowerment
Oasis has its independent Publication House with more than 100+ published books on character-building education. Among that treasure of books,
there is a beautiful life story compilation of Waris Dirie - A Desert Flower!
Waris Dirie was born in Somalia in 1965. Born in a nomadic family, Waris was subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) at the age of five, and fled the country at 13 to escape a forced arranged marriage. FGM is a non-medical practice that intentionally removes female genital organs, often with serious health consequences like issues with sex, urination, menstruation, pregnancy, and more.
She went on to become globally recognized international supermodel. She also appeared in a James Bond movie, and wrote her bestselling autobiography about her journey from facing cruel ritual of female genital mutilation to creating her own destiny as one of the first African supermodels. In 2002, she founded "Desert Flower Foundation" to address Female Genital Mutilation though economic projects in Africa
She is one of the shining examples of courage to millions of women! Women are marvelous creation of the Almighty. Be the one you chose to be. You have immense potential, live the life you wish to!
“આફ્રિકાના સોમાલિયાના રણપ્રદેશમાં વણજારા પ્રકારના ભરવાડ કુટુંબમાં એ જન્મી. એણે તાપમાં પોતાનું શરીર શેકતા સિંહોને જોયા છે. તે અને બીજાં બાળકો જિરાફ, ઝિબ્રા અને શિયાળ સાથે દોડમાં ઊતરતાં હતાં. તે ખૂબ ખુશ હતી. જોકે, ધીમે ધીમે એ ખુશીનો સમય ભુંસાતો ચાલ્યો. જિંદગી કઠણ બની. તે પાંચ વર્ષની થઈ ત્યાં સુધીમાં તેને સમજાવા માંડ્યું કે એક આફ્રિકન સ્ત્રી હોવું એટલે શું – આફ્રિકન સ્ત્રી હોવું એટલે અસહ્ય પીડા સાથે કશું જ બોલ્યા વગર, લાચાર બનીને જીવન વીતાવવું!”
આપણે માત્ર કલ્પના કરીને પણ ધ્રૂજી ઉઠીએ એવી અસહ્ય પીડા વેઠીને, અત્યંત ગરીબ પરિવારની એ છોકરીએ આજે યુનોની ઍમ્બેસેડર બનવાનું ગૌરવ પ્રાપ્ત કર્યું છે. નામ એનું વારિસ ડીરી. વારિસનું નામ ફૅશન જગતમાં અજાણ્યું નથી. તમે તેને રૅવલોન, લેવિસ જેવી બ્રાન્ડના ચહેરા તરીકે અને જૅમ્સ બૉન્ડની હીરોઈન તરીકે ઓળખતા હશો. પરંતુ, એક સમયે ઘેટાં-બકરાં-ઊંટ ચારતી વારિસ, આજે આંતર રાષ્ટ્રીય મૅગેઝિન ‘વૉગ’નાં પાનાંઓ ઉપર કેવી રીતે પહોંચી એ કદાચ નહીં જાણતા હો. ‘ઓએસિસ’ દ્વારા પ્રકાશિત એક નાનકડી પુસ્તિકા ‘વારિસ – રણમાં ખીલેલું પુષ્પ’ વાંચીને તમને વારિસની સંઘર્ષ અને સફળતાની પ્રેરણાદાયક કહાણી જાણવા મળશે. માત્ર 40 પાનાંની આ આત્મકથાનક પુસ્તિકામાં વારિસની વ્યવસાયિક સફળતાની અને સ્ત્રી-સુન્નતના રિવાજની દર્દનાક વાત રજૂ થઈ છે. તમે એક વાર આ પુસ્તિકા વાંચવાનું શરૂ કરશો પછી એક જ બેઠકમાં તે વાંચી જવાનું મન થઈ જાય એવી રસપ્રદ શૈલીમાં ગુજરાતી ભાવાનુવાદ થયો છે. વારિસ ડીરીના પ્રત્યેક શબ્દમાં તેમની અસાધારણ હિંમતનાં દર્શન થાય છે. વારિસની એક જીવંત પ્રેરણાદાયી ગાથા વાંચવાનું ચૂકવા જેવું નથી.
સંજય દવે,
અમદાવાદ, ગુજરાત
Reflections: Are Women Really Cowards?
I am in 100% agreement but I have always thought that one of the strength of woman is the motherhood and along with that actually getting and wanting to be pregnant is a scenario today which I wonder puts in the liability and creates a weakness?
Is this a question to ponder?
Is it worth thinking?
Dr. Deena Shah
Pathologist/ Friend of Oasis, New York, USA.
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