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Why we have to fight sexism

In the streets, at university, in a club or at home; violence and sexual harassment can happen anywhere and to anyone. In Germany, violence against women – domestic violence in particular -, remains a widespread phenomenon.

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18.04.2017 | 10:22

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Being an Asian-American woman in sports media

My dad was downstairs watching the news, and I was upstairs pacing back and forth, dreading the very request I was about to ask: “Pa, can I try out for the high school basketball team?”

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08.03.2017 | 16:46

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New Year’s Eve in Cologne – A déjà vu for Muslim women

rape2Many Muslim women recognized what happened on New Year’s Eve outside the Cologne Central Train Station from their own home countries. The problem is obvious to all and begins with circumcision, says Nalan Sipar.

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24.01.2016 | 19:37

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Women in the News

Women in Saudi Arabia © Getty Images/AFP/F. Nureldine

Women in Saudi Arabia © Getty Images/AFP/F. Nureldine

Just a few days ago the UN agencies and international organizations urged people to join an appeal to end the war in Syria. Would their statement change something in Syria? Talks to resolve the Syrian crisis are scheduled for January 25. How about including women in the peace talks?

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24.01.2016 | 0:32

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Comments of the Week

CologneCologne attacks got the most attention from our readers this week. Check out here if your comment has been chosen for this week’s Comments of the Week!

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24.01.2016 | 0:06

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When girls are not any longer girls: The abuse of under-age girls in Latin and Central America

© picture-alliance/dpa/M. Gambarini

© picture-alliance/dpa/M. Gambarini

In Latin and Central America, there are many cases of young girls who have been raped continuously, since not everyone has respects the rights of minors.

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15.01.2016 | 13:31

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Something in the air

Demonstration for women's rights in Cologne. "Keine Gewalt gegen Frauen" (no violence against women)

Demonstration for women’s rights in Cologne. “Keine Gewalt gegen Frauen” (no violence against women)

It wasn’t usual for me what I experienced nearly two weeks ago. On my way back home from work a group of boys passing by started whistling and singing songs in a language that was not English, Hindi, Urdu or German, the languages I recognize. It shocked me as it had never happened to me during my three years long stay in Germany. It shocked me even more when a similar incident happened to me again a few days later.

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14.01.2016 | 22:21

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