artil magazine

24/01/2023

The male bravado can be absolutely exhausting. And in situations where it is, we tend to lean more on our female peers for comfort. But this feminine space can become unsafe when toxic femininity arises.

Toxic masculinity has been a buzzword for years, but what about toxic femininity? Here’s how it could be impacting you.

11/01/2023

"It seems covering your hair, face and body is okay for everyone but Muslim women. Vogue France infamously demonstrated this hypocrisy with their ‘yes to the headscarf’ tweet attached to a photo of a famous white woman (Julia Fox) covering her hair, a stark contrast to images of Muslim women being forced to strip publically on Frances beaches. It's painful to imagine how being forced to undress by a group of armed male police officers in front of crowds of onlookers must feel, a feeling Muslim women are experiencing worldwide. As face coverings and headscarves are branded ‘iconic’ when worn by the rich and famous, hijab-wearing girls in India - amongst other countries - can’t go to school; they’re being forced to sacrifice either their beliefs or education. "

Despite the widespread belief that modesty is oppressive for Muslim women, mainstream media praise celebrities for their ‘ingenuity’ when they wear ‘fashionable’ attire that conceals their face, hair or body - or all three.

24/12/2022

A French passport can visit 117 countries visa-free, while an Egyptian passport only gives access to 17 of them. “The world is your oyster” as the old saying says, but in a world of bureaucracy and inequality, this saying needs some updating: The world is your oyster - if you have the right passport.

Traveling the world, visa stamp after visa stamp? Not as easy as the influencers say it is, at least for the majority of the world.

05/12/2022

Trauma dumping is often a result of being unaware of others and your surroundings. While typically confused with venting, trauma dumping is not healthy for you or others in your life. Those on the receiving end of trauma dumping can overload their emotional capacity or inadvertently trigger previous trauma they’ve experienced.

Trauma dumping is well known among mental health professionals. While popular on social media, trauma dumping in real life is manipulative and toxic.

15/11/2022

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15/11/2022

Hollie & Holly shares 10 books every woman should read to tap into the beauty of life, love, loss, and true feminine power.

This list features 10 (plus one extra) books every woman should read to tap into the beauty of life, love, loss, and true feminine power.

22/10/2022

The situation in Tigray, Ethiopia is first and foremost a humanitarian crisis - and one that is being absolutely ignored by international society and media.

Head to our Instagram and read our pinned post The Tigray Crisis - made in collaboration with Neha from - to get informed.

Share this post to create awareness about the humanitarian crisis happening in Tigray, Ethiopia. We can not allow the world to turn a blind eye on this! ✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿

18/10/2022

Have you ever met someone who can turn any situation into a positive and think, “wow, they have a really great mindset!” Then one day you realize that nothing is ever negative. They literally don’t have problems, and that’s just not human. This is toxic positivity. Read more to understand the effects of toxic positivity and how to avoid it.

Toxic positivity can easily get out of control and have a negative impact on the individual, relationships, and society as a whole. Here’s how to avoid it.

18/08/2022

In case you forgot (like most of the world has), it's been a year this week since the Taliban took over Afghanistan.
Worst affected have been the women and girls, losing access to public spaces, work, healthcare and travel - and much, much more! 💔🇦🇫

It's been a year this week since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Worst affected have been Afghan women and girls.

16/08/2022

The metaverse is a digital world beyond our own. It may have been a tiny shift from Facebook to Meta (if you even noticed), but what does it really mean for us? As we move to the beyond, the digital seems to increasingly overlap with the physical. But, is this a breach of our physical world, or can it become a coexistence and make the physical much more accessible?

Is the Metaverse a breach of our physical world, or can it become a coexistence and make the physical much more accessible?

20/07/2022

MyMuse India is a “s*x-startup”, actively encouraging their community to be more vocal about breaking the stigma persisting around s*x and s*xuality within Indian culture.2

Conversations about s*x are very taboo in India, but why are these conversations considered so shameful? How do we break the taboo?

17/06/2022

Regardless of whether you’re old school and still read newspapers, or whether you primarily rely on social media apps to stay up to date, there’s no doubt that the information that reaches your periphery has been tailored.

We’ve all become too familiar with the concept of fake news. But let’s consider how curation plays a role in our consumption of news in 2022.

19/05/2022

Your solidarity shouldn't depend on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, s*xuality, ability, age or borders.

09/05/2022

Seventy-five days into the war, the world continues to despair over, condemn, and rally to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and rightfully so. However, today, we at artil choose to flip the script and take a look at the western media outlets reporting the conflict. Shockingly, most have been complicit in perpetuating a biased and racist perspective about war and humanity in general — never forgetting to remind us that some societies are more equal than others.

Seventy-five days into the war, the world continues to despair over, condemn, and rally to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and rightfully so. However, today, we at artil choose to flip the script and take a look at the western media outlets reporting the conflict. Shockingly, most have been compli...

06/05/2022

Women are fertile only a few days a month whereas men produce s***m all year round. So why is it that the use of birth control isn't at the top of men’s priority list? How does this impact women’s lives? To open up the conversation, artil invited two men, who wish to remain anonymous, to reflect upon these issues.

Women are fertile only a few days a month whereas men produce s***m all year round, so shouldn't the burden of using birth control be on men?

05/05/2022

Women are meeting online to discuss money and guide each other through the investment jungle. But why do females need exclusive networks to open up to the finance talk?

Why do women need exclusive networks to open up the finance talk?