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Asia
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Are Indians Killing Their Tourism Industry? A Rise In Incidences Involving Crimes Against Tourists Suggests So

How safe are western tourists in India? This is a question which does not have a black and white answer – yet ignoring this question also means ignoring the tourism business, and of course, giving credence to India̵...
by Chirag Sutar
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Lebanon

How One Lebanese Woman Got Everyone Talking About Porn

A new song has been making its way around Lebanese airwaves, one that’s sparked both laughter and groans. “I can’t believe there’s even a song about her now!” commented a Facebook user. The song in question? It’s ca...
by Meryl Haddad
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Human Rights

Girls Are Told Not to Leave Kyrgyzstan

A Kyrgyz MP has proposed a new draft decree that would ban girls under 23 years of age from leaving the country without parental consent. Yrgal Kadyralieva calls the decree she is pushing through the parliament ‘SapargulR...
by Global Voices
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Video & Photography

Somewhere In America…

If you haven’t already seen this video then you need to stop EVERYTHING you are doing right now. Watch it. I can guarantee it will be the most powerful thing you will watch this year! The video is of three American teenag...
by Rebecca Shearer
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Religion
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Do Western Feminists Have Any Right to Speak out for the Female Muslim Community?

This month Ukrainian feminist protest group FEMEN once again sparked international debate for their controversial protest, ‘topless Jihad day’ in solidarity with Amina Tyler, a young Tunisian woman who posted a nude photo...
by Anjuli Borgonha
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Europe

Dissolving gender stereotypes for children’s clothing

In an article for  Fashion Studio Magazine, I previously discussed how fashion is starting to become cross-gender among adult clothing, looking at how the race to keep up with the trend of “unconventional beauty” was giv...
by Monica Lowry
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More Than 16 Days

Mamta’s Story: Domestic Violence in Nepal

The murmurs in the crowd slowly faded away as Bibek Koirala, the presenter for the day, stepped up to the podium and cleared his throat at the mike. “Hello everyone. If you all are settled in, we would like to begin the press...
by Natasha Lipman
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Africa
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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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Africa

Gender Based Violence: The scourge of emergencies

Even the most well resourced nation is almost always caught off guard by an emergency. An emergency can cause a humanitarian crisis which leads to a total or considerable breakdown of authority resulting from conflict. In many ...
by Jermain Ndhlovu
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