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Virginity Tests: Proposals Made to Test School Girls

Muhammad Rasyid the Education Chief in Indonesia has made proposals of virginity tests for senior high school girls aged 15 to 16 year old. The results of which will ultimately decide on their progression onto the next grade. ...

by Ozlem Unat

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Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World

The Frontline Club recently hosted Shereen El Feki, author of Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World. With her new book released in March 2013, El Feki explores the sexual lives of men and women in Egypt a...

by Diana Naoum

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No Longer Silent: “Queer Pakistan”

“Please tell me, is there any doctor who can help me become straight?” This is one of the questions on the forum of the newly launched Queer Pakistan (@QueerPK) website that aims to provide support to Pakistan’s LGBT co...

by Ayesha Saldanha

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