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This Moroccan Woman Is Breaking Stereotypes As The Only Woman Taxi Driver In Rabat
Meet Souad Hdidou, who is challenging stereotypes as the only woman taxi driver in Morocco’s capital Rabat and one of the few in the country.
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Women On The Dutch “The Voice” Said They Were Sexually Harassed And Started A #MeToo Movement
The Netherlands is facing its first major #MeToo reckoning after several women on the Dutch version of the popular talent show “The Voice” said they had been sexually harassed.
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After Six Years, Indonesia Has Finally Passed A Landmark Bill To Eliminate Sexual Violence
After six years of discussions, Indonesia’s parliament has finally passed a bill to fight sexual violence.
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Kenya Has Held Its First All-Women Motorcar Racing Competition To Challenge Stereotypes
Breaking barriers in a sport dominated by men, Kenya has held its first all-women motorcar racing competition in the capital city of Nairobi.
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This Indonesian Principal Who Raped At Least 13 Girls And Impregnated Eight Has Been Sentenced To Death
An Indonesian Islamic boarding school principal has been sentenced to death after he raped at least 13 girls over the course of five years.
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Ukrainian Mothers Are Being Forced To Give Birth In Hospital Basements Due To Russian Bombing Attacks
Amid Russian shelling, Ukrainian mothers are being forced to give birth in makeshift maternity hospitals in basements.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In March 2022
From the Philippines raising the age of sexual consent to the Russian state TV journalist who crashed a live news program to protest the war, here are some of the biggest world news stories from March 2022.
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After The Taliban Banned Them From High School, Afghan Girls Protested For Their Right To Education
Afghan girl students took to the streets of Kabul to protest their right to education after the Taliban banned them from returning to school.
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The Taliban Sent Afghan High School Girls Back Home After Promising Everyone Could Go Back To School
High school girls were told to return home when they showed up at school on the first day of the academic year.
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Sudanese Security Forces Allegedly Gang-Raped This 19-Year-Old Woman And People Want Justice
Protests have broken out in Sudan after a 19-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by security forces involved in dispersing anti-government protesters.
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This British-Iranian Charity Worker Jailed By Iran As A Political Hostage For Six Years Has Been Freed
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian charity worker, who was imprisoned for six years in Iran for “allegedly plotting to topple the Iranian regime” has been released and returned home to the UK.
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Guatemala’s Attempt To Outlaw Same-Sex Marriage And Jail Women For 10 Years For Abortions Has Failed
Guatemala’s congress has suspended a bill that would have banned same-sex marriage, increased abortion penalties and prohibited schools from teaching sexual diversity after the conservative president said he would veto it.