Exoticizing ‘jihadi brides’ ignores that women can be terrorists too
While warfare has always been deemed a part of a man’s world, history has documented the participation of women in organized violence.
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Culture & Society
The Notre-Dame fire is as sad as the destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas
Former President Hamid Karzai tweeted that the fire at the 650 years old iconic cathedral was as sad as the destruction of the centuries old Bamiyan Buddhas
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Millions of Bangladeshi children at risk from climate crisis, warns UNICEF
More than 19 million children in Bangladesh are at risk from devastating floods, cyclones and other environmental disasters linked to climate change, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday in a new report.
Photo: UNICEF/Akash
«Ferghana Fantasy» a collection inspired by Uzbekistan
Ritu Beri is the Cultural Ambassador of Uzbekistan in India
‘Mismatch’ between government aid and places modern slavery exists: New UN data tool
A new interactive data tool created by the UN University Centre for Policy Research, which shows a mismatch between where modern slavery occurs, and where governments are spending resources to address it, could help make a positive impact on policy debates surrounding the issue.
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Cambodia urged to boost funding for ‘bride trafficking’ pacts
Tens of thousands of Southeast Asian women have been lured to China by criminal networks promising lucrative jobs, only to be sold as brides
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Forgotten victims: The children of Islamic State
Betrayed by the parents who took them to a war zone, groomed from the age of four in the militants’ poisonous ideology and, in many instances, abandoned by the countries they came from
Photo: Reuters Archive/Ari Jalal
UNESCO #WIKI4WOMEN WORLD CONTRIBUTORY MOVEMENT INVISIBLE, NO MORE
#WIKI4WOMEN is an initiative led by UNESCO and Wikimedia
Women’s Day Special: Women and the Iranian Revolution: A Historical Perspective
Women’s movement in Iran cannot be understood without tying it to people’s nationalist, democratic, and anti-imperialist struggles
Photo: Courtesy Khamenei.ir
Who owns the fight for LGBT+ rights in the Arab world?
Luxembourg’s prime minister’s called out homophobia in the Arab world at the Arab League-EU summit
LGBT+ relationships are illegal across most of the Middle East and North Africa