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For Shamsa Araweelo, it’s not enough to tell her story as an FGM survivor in only general terms.

Women’s rights

A rose to break the silence: Shamsa Araweelo campaigns against FGM

Shamsa Araweelo suffered genital mutilation at age six and then a violently abusive marriage as an adolescent. Today she speaks unsparingly on TikTok about what she experienced and campaigns to protect other girls from sharing her fate.

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

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Algerian women call for the protection of women’s rights on the occasion of the International Women's Day 2021 in Algiers.

Gender equality

Algeria’s legal recognition of women’s rights must be put into action

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by Khadidja Kelalech
Women fighting against the terror militia ISIS in Iraq in 2014. The conflict has left both physical and emotional scars.

Empowerment

Supporting traumatised women and girls in Iraq

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by Haneen Masoud
Students at the University of Algiers.

Women’s empowerment

Harmful impacts of stereotypes about Algerian female students

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by Khadidja Kelalech
Algerian anti-government protest held on the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2021.

Algerian feminist movement

Progress and setbacks

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by Khadidja Kelalech
The Islamist regime is enforcing a repressive dress code, including in Kabul.

Gender justice

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women

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by Khushboo Srivastava
Margaret Busby at the 2023 Booker Prize ceremony in London.

Literature

The literary power of Black women writers

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by Dagmar Wolf
Rally in Algiers in 2020 to denounce the brutal killing of 19-year-old Chaïma and other women.

Women’s rights in Algeria

Women stand up against femicide

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by Khadidja Kelalech
Afghan women demand the right to education and work in Mazar-i-Sharif.

Afghanistan

The Taliban’s second emirate

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by Felix Kugele
Student protest in Frankfurt in 1969.

Migration

Adapting to fast-changing German society in the 1960s

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by Hans Dembowski
Livestock farmers in Ethiopia feel the impact of prolonged drought.

2030 Agenda

Sustainable Development Goals "almost unachievable"

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk