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California bill would allow citizens to enforce weapons ban

A new bill in the US state of California would allow private citizens to go after gunmakers with lawsuits in the same way the state of Texas allows…

A Conversation with Mary N. Elliott Curator of American Slavery at the Smithsonian Museum

Launching Tuesday, Feb. 1, and culminating on March 10, the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Project pays tribute to this feminist icon with…

Afghan public universities reopen with gender segregated classes

Afghanistan’s main universities have reopened six months after the Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women have returned to now-segregated…

The Afghan revolutionary who took on the Soviets and patriarchy

Only one clip of Meena speaking —…

Murdered women: Adiba Parveen, the quietest girl in the valley

In Shimshal, they still talk about the night the quietest girl in the valley disappeared.

On June 6, 2021, 21-year-old Adiba Parveen visited…

No one cares ISIL’s invisible victims

Umm Diya* clasps her hands together as we sit down, physically perturbed to be discussing something so painful – and to be recounting her story…

‘Misogyny is everywhere’: Meenu Gaur on making feminist noir

We have been speaking for almost two hours when Meenu Gaur fumbles to find the right words for the first time. I have asked the 44-year-old Indian-British…

Nepal: From a Maoist child soldier to one of world’s top runners

For years, Nepalese child soldier turned ultra-runner Mira Rai trained alone every morning, but now she leads other young women up and down the hills,…