MILICA

balkan magazine for daring women attitudes

Milica is a typical Balkan name that refers to a dear and fragile woman. Overcoming the binary classifications, the choice of this name reflects the need to exceed the banality of interpretation. Tenderness and courage are not opposites.

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Milica is a women’s magazine. However, what makes us feel cramped is the concept which subordinates female to consumerist principles, imposes ideals of beauty and introduces instructions for Cinderella. We make a breakthrough toward all fronts.

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We are committed to feminism without prejudice, the one that must and can belong to all women. And not just women.

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We promote diverse women principles, regardless of education or religion, ethnicity and class affiliation. We celebrate equality in every possible sense.

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We encourage women’s actions through work, thought and creation: from handwork to art, from career to family, from public to private. We believe that these spheres of life should not be ranked in order of importance.

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We tend to re-think the historical, political and ideological context, thus break the existing taboos. One can and should talk about anything; and speak aloud.

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We are devoted to pervasive, exciting and reasoned opinions, which originate from the precise allocation of the relevant issues, them being both global and local.

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We do not intend to kneel before the traditional models and social norms. Our choice is to strive towards recontextualization and re-evaluation on all fronts.

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We actively participate in shaping a space of boldness, equality and freedom!

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We initiate connections, constructive discussions and fellowship. With this idea in mind, we invite you to join the circle that develops on the foundations established above.