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Women’s fight for toilets in rural Pakistan
In this picture taken on November 15, 2018, a Pakistani woman pumps water from a hand pump next to a toilet in Basti Ameerwala village in central Punjab province.
For as long as she can remember, Ayeesha Siddiqua has fought her male relatives for access to toilets — but a sanitation drive by new premier Imran Khan could make life easier for women in patriarchal Pakistan.
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29.11.2018 | 11:14
cholera, Clean Green Pakistan, dysentery, Hepatitis, hygiene, Imran Khan, Pakistan, patriarchal society, Punjab, toilet, Typhoid, women's rights
Gunjan Rawat, a belly dancer from India
“Secret Superstar” was one of the most successful Bollywood movies of 2017. It tells the story of a young girl who has to cover her face in videos of her singing that she uploads to YouTube to avoid being recognized and punished by her father.
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17.08.2018 | 10:41
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