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Almost every South African woman has a story of struggle
There are different shades of South African women. From caramel, to yellow bone, to peach and beige to brown to melanin envy dark and then 50 shades in between. All of these women are truly beautiful, with a sassy spirit that is required to overcome their back story of struggle and abomination.
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Changing education landscape of Pakistan
Seema Azis is one of the most prominent business leaders in South Asia. However, she is mostly known for her work in improving the education sector of Pakistan. Aziz runs more than 700 English medium schools in Pakistan for the underprivileged.
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Comments deactivated Modern Afghanistan – In the Past
A few days ago unknown gunmen killed five female Afghan guards working at an airport in southern Kandahar. The killing which took place on Saturday, December 17 highlightes the continuing threat faced by women working outside of the home in Afghanistan. The women had received death threats from people opposed to women in the workforce.
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Comments deactivated Jordanian plumber bolters women up
Being a plumber is still usually a “man’s job” across the world. But in Jordan, one woman is breaking that mold. And that in a country where only a tiny fraction of women go out to work at all.
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Comments deactivated Women in Slums – A Human Rights Issue
A Pakistani woman carries water pots make way for her home at a slum area © Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images
We keep on discussing issues like domestic violence, sexual harassment, unemployment etc. and thinking that these issues are severely affecting women. But there are many other grave issues which are damaging women’s lives all around the globe. Some of these issues are lack of food, lack of health facilities and poverty. And women living in slum areas are at the worst hit by these factors.
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Comments deactivated India does a U-turn and still fails to criminalize marital rape
An Indian bride waits before a mass community marriage in Bahirkhand © AP Photo/Bikas Das
A recent statement, Maneka Gandhi, India’s Women and Child Development Minister, says that marital rape cannot be applied to the Indian context. Her comments have raised many disturbing questions.
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Comments deactivated “Extremists have shown what frightens them most: a girl with a book.”
Malala Yousafzai © picture-alliance/Geisler/D. Van Tine
Malala Yousafzai said it, and it is true. Education is a right that is under threat by the Taliban in Pakistan. Police often have to stand guard outside schools. In the past the Taliban has attacked schools and killed children and teachers were killed. It could happen again any time. In Pakistan: education is an act of courage. See more here!
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