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The story of Malala’s schoolfriend shows why education must be a right for all children | Gordon Brown

As a child, Ramzan’s fight for an education almost cost her her life. Worldwide, there are 222 million children out of school who urgently need our helpGordon Brown is chairman of the UN’s Education Cannot Wait fund and was UK prime minister between 20…

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‘Our sisters deserve better’: Afghan men quit university jobs after ban on female students

A Taliban decree against higher education for women – called a ‘betrayal of the nation’ – has led to male lecturers and student walkouts in solidarityBaktash Amini loved his job as an assistant professor in the physics faculty at Kabul University. As w…

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‘Parents can’t afford meat, eggs and milk’: children bear the brunt of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

Child malnutrition is soaring as inflation hits 94.9%, and many are missing school because parents do not have the cash to send themOver the past few months, at a state school in the centre of Colombo, Sri Lanka, it has become common for children to f…

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