Girls and women across Afghanistan lack access to secondary education since the Taliban takeover - UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell
Afghanistan is currently the only country in the world where secondary and higher education is strictly forbidden to women and girls over age 12.
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The de facto authorities in Afghanistan “have
These five works of fiction by women authors are set against the backdrop of the Independence and Partition of India, and inspire us with their strong, resilient characters who survive turbulent times.
By Chanda Bisht
The month of August always brings up mixed memories for those in the Subcontinent. While India celebrates its 78th
20 years ago, I landed on British soil with my husband and two kids. As a spouse of a PhD student, I had a mission to survive for 3 years, taking care of my family and supporting him until he successfully accomplished his studies. I had a choice of two: whether to confine myself to my house with minimal exposure to the street
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A drone attack that killed over 200 fleeing Rohingya Muslims near the Bangladesh border on Monday last has forced hundreds to return to their hometowns, while thousands are still taking shelter in paddy fields awaiting to cross into neighboring Bangladesh, a rights group said on Sunday.
Risking their lives, a few hundred have
This is my second article on Love which deals with Family Love. I have already discussed the idea of Fraternal Love. I am intrigued by the modern penchant for going solo which actually is a grave threat to the idea of family love. Can we narrow down the definition of the family to only one spouse with one or two kids to bring up? By
