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Saudi Arabia: No Woman, No Drive

On Saturday, 26 October 2013, Saudi Arabia’s women got behind the wheel in a national day of defiance against the Kingdom’s ban on female drivers. With over 60 women joining the call to allow women drivers, the prot...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Photography

Ohh, I Really Want To Marry That Guy That Whistled To Me From His Car

Thank you Hannah Price for doing what I always wanted to do: Capturing the act of men catcalling women on the streets. In her photography exhibition “City of Brotherly Love”, the African-Mexican-American photographe...
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How Far Will One Woman Go To Uncover The Mysteries Of Honour Killings?

When Amy Logan first learned that Druze women and girls live in fear of honor killing, she herself was involved in a physically and verbally abusive relationship. She found herself identifying profoundly with these women, and...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Human Rights
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Saudi Arabia: The Next Arab Revolution

The Arab Spring clearly demonstrated a yearning for freedom in the Middle East. Whilst the Gulf was largely unaffected by bloody uprisings, the most bound and voiceless sector of Saudi society is still hungry for change. On t...
by Nadia Hasan
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Educating Women
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WATCH: “Make Me Visible, Make Me Count” – A voice for girls in poverty

Since girls were originally left out of the Millennium Development Goals, The Girl Declaration was created by the Girl Effect and the United Nations Foundation to put girls on the post-2015 development agenda. 508 girls living ...
by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg
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Syria: The Girls of Al-Tall Weave Ribbons and Freedom

The town of Al-Tall, in the countryside of Damascus, the Syrian capital, is famous for its highly educated inhabitants and its active women groups, despite the traditional nature of the community. In that context, we highlight ...
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Human Rights

How Female Genital Cutting is Ending

Female genital cutting (FGC) is a harmful practice involving the forcible removal of a girl’s genitals. In Africa alone, 30 million girls are at risk of being cut over the next decade, and up to 125 million women and girls ...
by Julia Lalla-Maharajh
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Nigeria
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Skin Lightening: 50 Shades of Chagrin

On September the 15th, 24 Year Old Nina Davaluri became the first winner from an Indian background to win the Miss America pageant. Amidst the cheers of adulation and the small but obnoxious stream of racist remarks directe...
by Nadia Hasan
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Human Rights

Shining a Light on the Child Marriage Epidemic

Growing up in India, I was fortunate to have parents who had been modernised and had left some of the ancient traditions of Indian culture behind. Of course, I say “ancient”, but outside the comfort of my home, Indi...
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