In modern Italy, one feminine deity is venerated above the rest: Mary, the mother of Jesus.

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Even in our pleasantly postfeminist era, in which pretty much everyone wears jeans, the predominant image of a fashionable, dressed-up woman is still a feminine one: heels, dresses, makeup.

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If one is looking for feminine equality in Islam in the way it is defined by liberals, it will be a waste of time because the Koranic view of woman as the bedrock of humanity is more sublime and dignified.

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Though she has been given a usually feminine name, one thing scientists haven't been able to determine for sure is whether Sue is really a she, or a he.

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Ms Patchett has a feminine touch, and that is one of the strengths of her writing.

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My wife Jena and I have been trying to create a different model in our relationship, one in which we are both powerful, and in very specific feminine and masculine ways.

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