Empowering girls against breast ironing in Cameroon.Nakinti Besumbu Nofuru/Gender Danger

Tales of taboo

Breast ironing is seldom talked about, but the practice has a devastating effect on the girls in whose communities it is performed. Amy Hall investigates.

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NI 462 - Land grabs - May, 2013
Why selling out is no longer an option

Why selling out is no longer an option

Capitalism’s betrayals will cost youth dear. Laurie Penny’s call to arms.

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NI 456 - Youth rising - October, 2012
Activists outside a London
store award Nike the title
of ‘biggest cheat’ for using
exploited women workers
in its factories abroad.UK Feminista

Feminists target Nike ahead of the Olympics

Nick Harvey reports on a campaign to expose sportswear firms who exploit women workers while boasting Olympic values.

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NI 453 - Protection racket - June, 2012
Women gather outside Cairo’s
State Council court to protest
against virginity tests.Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

Blue bras and mettle: Egypt's women stand their ground

Libby Powell reflects on last year's International Womens Day when women took to the streets of Egypt to fight for their rights.

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NI 450 - Time for a fair economy - March, 2012
Interview with Parvin Ardalan Jenny Cleveson

Interview with Parvin Ardalan

Interview with Parvin Ardalan who is at the heart of the struggle for women's rights in Iran.

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NI 440 - Up in arms - March, 2011
Left: 1920s Iraqi trans singer Masoud al Amaratly. Right: When Ali’s friend sent him this photo of them at a Baghdad disco in the late 1980s, he scratched out Ali’s face to protect him.

From the edge

A gay Iraqi, a Jewish Iranian and a Saudi feminist tell their stories

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NI 426 - Islam in power - October, 2009

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Land grabs May, 2013
Youth rising October, 2012
Protection racket June, 2012
Time for a fair economy March, 2012
Up in arms March, 2011
Islam in power October, 2009
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