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Top 10 Superheroines To Watch Out For Beyond 2014

Think of a movie superhero, and the odds are you will imagine a muscular white man equipped with spandex and a suitable amount of chest hair. But if 2014 is anything to go by, that may be about to change.

by Heenali Patel

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UK Women Aged 16-24 Most At Risk Of Being In An Abusive Relationship

The Home Office recently claimed that women in the United Kingdom aged 16-24 are most at risk of being in an abusive relationship, especially while attending university.

by Isabela Vrba

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Bill Cosby, Rape Allegations And The Role Of Social Media

Like a lot of people in my generation all over the world, the Cosby Show was a favourite fixture on my television. I grew up laughing, admiring and learning about healthy family values, fashion and how to try and get away with ...

by Elizabeth Maina

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Egypt’s Landmark FGM Trial Ends In ‘Not Guilty’

The first court case of female genital mutilation in Egypt has ended in the acquittal of doctor and Islamic preacher Raslan Fadl. Contrary to the hopes of activists and state officials for a landmark verdict, the doctor was r...

by Heenali Patel

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El Salvador: Women Face Imprisonment If They Miscarry

Imagine that you are a woman in El Salvador and suffer a miscarriage, there is a chance that you may be jailed up to 50 years for aggravated homicide.

by Isabela Vrba

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India: Heart of Darkness

Alas! We have lost our heart – not to love; but to misogyny, bigotry, and every other form of degraded thinking that an abjectly insecure patriarchal system drills into us day in day out. It is, after all, this very societal ...

by Preetam Sengupta

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The Fight To End Child Marriage Begins At Home

Six years ago, I went to Kathmandu, Nepal, to spend half a year teaching in a hot and dusty classroom. I began each morning with a rudimentary attendance check. Supplemented with dog-eared English textbooks, my troupe of 12 yea...

by Heenali Patel

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ISIS Sex Slave Market Staged In London

We’ve all read about the savage beheadings of journalists and aid workers by the Islamic State (IS), as well as the horror tales of them taking over towns and villages and destroying non-Sunni places of worship.

by Priyanka Mogul

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Hijab For A Week: Non-Muslim Woman Wears Hijab For Social Experiment

How would a non-Muslim woman feel wearing the traditional Muslim veil, also known as the hijab, in public? How would she deal with reactions, comments and doubtful looks? Christelle Collet, originally from Mauritius but living ...

by Catarina Demony

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Top 10 Superheroines To Watch Out For Beyond 2014

UK Women Aged 16-24 Most At Risk Of Being In An Abusive Relationship

Bill Cosby, Rape Allegations And The Role Of Social Media

Egypt’s Landmark FGM Trial Ends In ‘Not Guilty’

El Salvador: Women Face Imprisonment If They Miscarry

India: Heart of Darkness

The Fight To End Child Marriage Begins At Home

ISIS Sex Slave Market Staged In London

Hijab For A Week: Non-Muslim Woman Wears Hijab For Social Experiment

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