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Modesty by any other name

Fashion is fickle. What’s passé one year becomes au courant  the next. But watch it long enough and you’ll notice repetitions. So how to market recycled fashion? Maybe give it a novel sounding name.

Like “modest fashion.” A term that somewhat irritates me.

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17.07.2017 | 15:32

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bikini, Brenda Haas, burkini, halter top, hot pants, Malaysia, modest fashion, modesty, taboo, women's rights

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Agents of Ishq – Conversations about sex shouldn’t only be about abuse and rape

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The narrative of sex in India tends to have got stuck on the issues of violence, rape and harassment. This is not surprising considering that India is a country in which a majority of the women face sexual violence on a daily basis.

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24.03.2016 | 15:03

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Agents of Ishq, Elsa Mathews, gang rape, mass rape, mumbai, Parodevi Pictures, Paromita Vohra, rape, sex assault, sex education, taboo, violence, women's rights

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