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Five female activists talk about their lives since Sheikh Hasina was ousted – and how the country can secure lasting change for women’s rightsOn 5 August 2024, Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister of Bangladesh and fled the country, the culmination…
Segregation does not make going outside any safer or more comfortable for women – it only reinforces the idea that the public sphere belongs to menA couple of weeks ago, I was in an upmarket neighbourhood in Delhi for a photoshoot. The sun was already …
In one of the world’s ‘hottest hotspots’ of biodiversity, an all-female team have turned a patch of forest into a haven for orchids, ferns, succulents and carnivorous plantsThe previous night’s heavy rainstorm had brought down several large trees in th…
Ziauddin Yousafzai and Ranjit appear in a new film in which they discuss fatherhood, courage, gender justice and bringing up strong daughtersThe day Ranjit’s daughter was born, he distributed sweets to the entire village – not just because he was thril…
A new book celebrates the life of Otago farmer and fashion collector Eden Hore, providing a unique snapshot of New Zealand in the 1970s and 80sIn the 1970s, farmer and war veteran Eden Hore raised the eyebrows of his neighbours when he began collecting…
A meeting with the youngest ruler of the world’s most impenetrable country resulted in some very modern observationsThe kingdom of Bhutan is the most impenetrable country on earth. Already hidden behind mists, jungles and the Himalayan mountains, the l…
Thailand has become the first country in south-east Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBTQ+ groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1,000 marriage registrations in a single day‘I am so proud’: Joy as Thailand’s same-sex couples can …
Shot in stunning black and white, a tapestry of faces and voices beautifully lays bare the hidden subtleties of Indian women’s emotional livesDuring peak rush hour, the Mumbai metro turns into a bustling microcosm of the city’s social fabric. Largely s…
Onodera Group paid second highest price ever at prestigious annual new year auction at Tokyo’s main fish marketThe top bidder at a Tokyo fish market has paid $1.3m for a tuna, the second highest price ever paid at an annual prestigious new year auction…
Mizo Games wants players to have a chance to ‘experience war on the tabletop before it reaches us’As families in Taiwan prepare to gather for lunar new year celebrations in January, a game that will be released that month promises to offer some war-the…
Nigel Richards has also been champion in English and – after memorising dictionary in nine weeks – FrenchMore than 150 competitors representing 20 countries descended on a hotel on the outskirts of Granada last month to battle it out at the Spanish Wor…
Afghan students and activists condemn halt to medical courses amid warnings of women dying from lack of healthcareThe Taliban’s ban on Afghan women attending nursing and midwife courses has been condemned as “an outrageous act of ignorance” by human ri…
Preeti Panigrahi is excellent as Mira, a prefect dealing with first love and, unusually, sex, as she navigates the patriarchy in 90s north India ‘Some teachers thought a girl wasn’t up to it,” says a veteran female teacher with a weary roll of the eye….
As the ‘civic hacker’ who became Taiwan’s first transgender cabinet minister, she is used to breaking boundaries. What can the rest of the world learn from her vision of a happy and inclusive web?Audrey Tang didn’t have the easiest of starts in life. T…
Sobia Batool Shah is being protected in hospital after a mob of male relatives attacked her in a harrowing case that highlights Pakistan’s epidemic of gender-based violenceThe household was fast asleep when the six men broke in. They sought out Sobia B…