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Women in India’s Kerala fight taboos to climb mountains
Divya Divakaran (left) spearheaded protests to gain access to the peak
Legend has it that the world will come to an end if women scale the Agasthyarkoodam peak in India’s southern state of Kerala. But these women want to take a chance and prove tradition wrong.
‘Not your habibti’: Palestinian designer seeks to empower women
Palestinian fashion designer Yasmeen Mjalli speaks while standing in her clothing shop where her label collection “BabyFist” carrying anti-sexual harassment slogans is showcased, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on December 19, 2018.
It’s only three words on a T-shirt or embroidered on a denim jacket in Palestinian designer Yasmeen Mjalli’s collection, but they carry a powerful message: “Not your habibti”, or darling.
She sees the clothes as helping empower Palestinian women facing unwelcome male attention in public.
Comments deactivated Free love and women: The sexual revolution 50 years on
In West Germany in the late 1960s, young people were demanding change – social, cultural and sexual change. What sparked the sexual revolution and what does it mean for women today?
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Comments deactivated Abortion in Argentina – A taboo under the lens
Abortion is prohibited in Argentina. In 2012, abortion was made legal only in the case of rape or threat to the woman’s life. Even so, around half a million women undergo the procedure every year. Three photographers are portraying these women in a project designed to spark debate in the country.
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Comments deactivated ‘We need to change that girls are seen as objects’ to stop sexual violence, says UNICEF
At least 15 million girls have been victims of sexual violence, yet only 1 in 100 sought help, according to the UN’s children’s agency. Most children knew their abusers, says the report’s author Claudia Cappa.
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Comments deactivated Indian women fighting cancer with sanitary pads
In a country where many still view menstrual blood as a prop for black magic, a team of scientists in India have dared to convince rural women to hand over used sanitary pads to help detect cervical cancer.
Comments deactivated 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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