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Divided by Dr Annabel Sowemimo book on decolonisation in healthcare
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Why We Need To Decolonise Our Healthcare Systems 

May 25, 2023 | By Dr Annabel Sowemimo
Love Jihad Explainer: protests in India against the movement
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The ‘Love Jihad’ Conspiracy Theory: An Explainer   

May 4, 2023 | By Simon Coates 
Spiking Epidemic: two girls passed out on red couch
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If Spiking Is An Epidemic, Why Is It Still Not A Specific Criminal Offence In The UK? 

April 3, 2023 | By Ella Alexander
Conceptual illustration of woman in pain from an IUD
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Why Is Pain Relief Not Offered For IUD Insertion?

March 6, 2023 | By Georgia Moot
Campaign imagery from modest womenswear brand Sabirah
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Sabirah: The Eco-Luxe Culturally Inclusive Fashion Brand

March 6, 2023
Image of people in front of the Set Me Free campaign installation at Sunny Hill Festival, Kosovo
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Freedom For Kosovars

February 24, 2023
Image of hand holding polaroid picture, featuring the Set me Free Campaign
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#SetMeFree: Will 2024 See Kosovar Citizens Finally Granted Their Freedom Of Movement?

February 27, 2023 | By Suzana Vuljevic
Portrait of soprano opera singer Samuel Mariño with his dog, shot exclusively for Service95
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The South American Singer Opening The World Of Opera To A New Audience

February 24, 2023 | By Pia Brynteson
Image of trans activist and author Munroe Bergdorf
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Celebrating The Changemakers

February 17, 2023
Placeholder Image
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“We’re Essentially Being Told That We Don’t Exist By The People That Are Meant To Be Protecting Us”: Munroe Bergdorf On Trans Issues

February 20, 2023 | By Marie-Claire Chappet
Images of women cooking and making crafts at the Iraq Al-Amir Women's Co-Operative
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The Jordanian Co-Operative Raising Up Female Entrepreneurs

February 20, 2023 | By Laura Studarus
Collage image featuring a girl wearing a headscarf holding a television remote, alongside images of Muslim characters portrayed in various films and TV series
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Why Muslim Representation In Film and TV Matters

February 13, 2023 | By Aya Nimer
Photograph of asexual activist and model Yasmin Benoit
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Yasmin Benoit: Challenging Stereotypes Around Asexuality

February 7, 2023 | By Molly Lipson
Iranian Diaspora Collective graphic
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Iranian Diaspora Collective: The Organisation Amplifying Iranians’ Stories

January 31, 2023 | By Roya Shariat
Illustrated portrait of artist Glenn Lutz
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Changing The Narrative Around Men’s Mental Illness

January 13, 2023
Film poster for The Road Up
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“Poverty Is One Of The Most Significant Social Determinants Of Health And Mental Health”: A Social Enterprise Leader On Destigmatising Mental Health For Black Men

January 13, 2023 | By Kathleen St Louis Caliento
Dua Lipa walking on a beach
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Making Women’s Voices Heard

January 12, 2023
Collage image of a hand holding a sanitary towel in front of a calendar
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Female Reproductive Health Disruption: Why We Need More Medical Research

January 12, 2023
Portrait of Yusra Mardini, and film stills from Netflix's The Swimmers
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The Swimmers: Yusra Mardini’s Journey From A Refugee Boat To The Olympics

December 13, 2022 | By Iana Murray
Image of a man holding a sign in protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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“If Ukraine Falls, So Inevitably Does Georgia”: The Magnitude Of Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

November 28, 2022 | By Ana Morgoshia
Film stills from Chinonye Chukwu's Till
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Till: A Story Of Grief And Resilience In An Unequal World

November 18, 2022 | By Esther Zuckerman
Exterior of Wellspring Manor And Spa
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This One Thing... Wellspring Manor and Spa

November 18, 2022 | By Shayna R Conde
Illustrated portrait of Mo Farah
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Mo Farah’s Top Organisations Supporting Survivors Of Human Trafficking

November 11, 2022
Portrait of author and activist Soma Sora, and the cover of her book, Everyone's Invited
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The Activist Fighting To Eliminate Rape Culture In Schools

November 4, 2022 | By Pia Brynteson
Images of the Indian restaurant Dhamaka in New York
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“Unapologetically Authentic Indian”: The Restaurateur Changing The US Food Scene

November 4, 2022 | By Colin Groundwater
Images of the Kosovo Pavilion at the 2022 Venice Biennale created by artist Jakup Ferri
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The Exhibition At Venice Biennale Revelling In The Joy Of The Everyday

October 28, 2022 | By Suzana Vuljevic
Images of memorial service, tributes and Brandon Wolf's speech in honour of the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando
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The Power Of Difficult Conversations

October 21, 2022
Illustrated portrait of American gun-reform activist Brandon Wolf
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Brandon Wolf’s LGBTQIA+ Activists To Know

October 21, 2022
Portraits of feminist icons from pre-revolutionary Iran by Iranian artist Soheila Sokhanvari
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Soheila Sokhanvari: The Iranian Artist Using Her Work As A Political Act

October 21, 2022 | By Simon Coates
Illustration of women protesting in Iran
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All Eyes On Iran

October 17, 2022
Image of protest poster featuring former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani who was in power from 2013 to 2021
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“The Women Of Iran Have Been Demanding Freedom Since 1979”: Iranian Writer Kamin Mohammadi Explains Why The Latest Protests Are Different

October 17, 2022 | By Kamin Mohammadi
Illustrated portrait of Bryan Stevenson
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Bryan Stevenson’s Four Ways To Change The World

October 7, 2022
Images of sex-positive activists Portia Brown, Hannah Witton, Andrew Gurza, Erika Hart and Sonalee Rashatwar
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5 Of The Best Sex-Positivity Activists To Follow On Instagram

October 7, 2022 | By Marie-Claire Chappet
Image of Seoul city and photographs from Make Break Remix: The Rise Of K-Style by Fiona Bae
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How Korean Pop Culture Took The World By Storm

September 30, 2022
Portrait of author James Hannaham and the cover of his book Didn’t Nobody Give A Shit What Happened To Carlotta
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James Hannaham: The Author Using Literature To Challenge The American Prison System

September 23, 2022 | By Diana Durán
Image of Aids activist group Act Up protest in 1988
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In The Face Of Another Public Health Emergency

September 9, 2022
Image of a protest held In New York City in July 2022 with a man holding a sign that reads 'Monkeypox: Where is your rage?'
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Monkeypox: Is History Repeating Itself?

September 9, 2022 | By Alim Kheraj
Images of Agnes Questionmark during Transgenesis and other art performances
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Agnes Questionmark: The Art World’s Mesmerising Underwater Performer

September 5, 2022 | By Pia Brynteson
Portrait images of Black female British feminists Una Marson, Claudia Jones, Jocelyn Barrow, Olive Morris and Stella Dadzie
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Black British Feminism: An Explainer

September 5, 2022
Images of men and women wearing brightly coloured suits for La Sape
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La Sape: The Bold Congolese Sartorial Movement Shifting The Socio-Political Narrative

August 26, 2022 | By Yelena Grelet
Artwork featured on the digital platform Mauj, including a diagram of the anatomy of the clitoris, and an image of its intimate product, Deem
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Mauj: The Boundary-Breaking Sexual Wellness Platform For Arab Women

September 20, 2022 | By Noran Morsi
Photographs and an illustration from the HÄN archive
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The Archive Chronicling The Lived Reality Of London’s Queer Community

August 26, 2022 | By Nini Barbakadze
Portrait of the US-based Afro-Latinx artist Raelis Vasquez and images of his paintings
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Why Raelis Vasquez’s Art Is Centring The Afro-Latinx Community

August 26, 2022 | By Eva Recinos
Portrait of women in the kitchen of Italian social initiative Cuoche Combattenti
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A Revolutionary Kitchen: The Italian Females Cooking Their Way Out Of Domestic Abuse

August 26, 2022
Collage featuring the creatives redefining the beauty industry
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Meet The Creatives Redefining Beauty On Their Own Terms

August 5, 2022 | By Tish Weinstock
Image of author Lillian Fishman alongside her book cover Acts Of Service
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Author Lillian Fishman Shares An Excerpt From Her Debut Novel Exploring Sexual Desire

August 1, 2022
Product images and portrait of beauty brand Topicals founder Olamide Olowe
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The Beauty Brand Transforming The Way You Feel About Skin

July 22, 2022 | By Ava Welsing-Kitcher
Underwater image of the sun shining through kelp seaweed
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Is Seaweed The Revolutionary Ingredient The World Has Been Waiting For?

July 22, 2022 | By Mark Lynas
Images of the artwork on display at Queer Britain museum
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Inside Queer Britain – The UK’s First LGBTQIA+ Museum

July 14, 2022 | By Alim Kheraj
Image of protesters in Myanmar marching during a demonstration against the military coup
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“The World Has Sent Nothing But Thoughts And Prayers”: How Myanmar Is Being Ignored – And The Female Activists Trying To Effect Change

July 14, 2022 | By MiMi Aye
Images of scenes during the Broadway musical A Strange Loop
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The Award-Winning Musical That’s A Cocktail Of Humour And Discomfort

July 8, 2022 | By Justin Kirkland
Images of artwork from the neurodivergent NFT art collective ARTXV
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ARTXV: The First-Ever NFT Collective For Neurodivergent Artists

July 8, 2022 | By Marie-Claire Chappet
Image of person walking, wearing denim jeans and floral heeled boots
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How We Can Counteract The Social And Environmental Harms Of Denim

July 8, 2022 | By Sophie Benson
Image of artwork by American conceptual artist and collagist Barbara Kruger
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On Shame And Speaking Up 

July 1, 2022
A close up of a sign at an abortion rights protest in the United States
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“For As Long As Patriarchy Can Shroud Abortion With Silence It Will Continue To Stamp It In Shame”: Mona Eltahawy On Sharing Our Stories To Protect Women’s Rights

July 1, 2022
Image of Buddhist monk and makeup artist Kodo Nishimura
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The Monk Who Wears Makeup

June 23, 2022 | By Laura Studarus
Image of children's book I Love My Body Because by Shelly Anand and Nomi Ellenson
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“All Bodies Are Worthy... No Matter Their Size, Colour Or Ability”: The Author Finding Self-Acceptance By Writing Children’s Books

June 23, 2022 | By Shelly Anand
Beauty Brand Guide Beauty Campaign imagery featuring Selma Blair and founder Terri Bryant
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This One Thing... Guide Beauty

June 23, 2022 | By Funmi Fetto
Collage featuring an image of beauty reporter Jessica DeFino, and graphics of her beauty-critical newsletter The Unpublishable
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The Beauty Reporter Dismantling The Industry One Article At A Time

June 23, 2022 | By Jessica DeFino
Images of models on the catwalk at London Fashion Week wearing looks by the brand Unhidden
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“Diversity Has To Include Disability”: Designer Victoria Jenkins On The Fashion Industry’s Need To Create Clothes For Everyone

June 17, 2022 | By Laura Potter
Abstract illustration of queer couple in loving embrace
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“We Had No Blueprint For Sex Between A Non-Binary And Genderqueer Person”: The Writer And Performer Yas Necati On Love-Making As An Act Of Resistance

August 1, 2022
Portrait of Zara Snapp at a drug-reform conference, images of drug incineration and graffiti in Mexico
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Drugs Don’t Work. Or Do They? Zara Snapp’s Unorthodox Answer To Mexico’s Drug Problem

June 17, 2022 | By Jamie Brooks Robertson
The book cover of Surfacing: On Being Black And Feminist In South Africa
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This One Thing... Surfacing: On Being Black And Feminist In South Africa

June 17, 2022 | By Funmi Fetto
Illustration of women protesting about the safety of dating apps outside the Tinder offices
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Are Dating Apps Doing Enough To Protect Women?

June 10, 2022 | By Olivia Petter 
Artwork featured in the Hayward Gallery exhibition, In The Black Fantastic
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In The Black Fantastic: Pushing Past The Constraints Of The Racialised Everyday

June 10, 2022
Artwork for the documentary film My So-Called Selfish Life
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My So-Called Selfish Life: The New Documentary Celebrating Women Who Choose To Be Child-Free

June 6, 2022 | By Marianna Cerini
Protesters hold signs at a rally to demand justice for asylum seekers and refugees
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“The UK Will Be Enforcing A System Of Torture”: Human Rights Defender Behrouz Boochani Warns Against The Plan To Send Asylum Seekers To Rwanda

June 6, 2022
Portrait of Akwaeke Emezi and their book cover
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“My Novels Are Definitely Not Happy. So I Wanted To Write Something Happy For Once”: Akwaeke Emezi Is Deviating Into Romance

May 27, 2022 | By Marie-Claire Chappet
Image of gun violence protest banner over New York City
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Use Your Power

May 23, 2022
Portraits of perfumers Maya Nije, Chris Collins, Neela Vermeire and Pissara Umavijani
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The New Scent Vanguard Decolonising The Fragrance Industry

May 23, 2022 | By Suzy Nightingale
Portraits of Nigerian-American comedian Ziwe
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“I Love Questioning Everything”: The Unorthodox Talk Show Host Exploring Race Through Comedy

May 23, 2022 | By Anna Peele
Portrait of Sheila Bridges, her plate designs for Wedgwood and a table set with the Sheila Bridges x Wedgwood crockery
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This One Thing... Sheila Bridges x Wedgwood 

May 5, 2022 | By Funmi Fetto
Portrait of model wearing Limnia jewellery
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The Socially Conscious Jewellery Brand Keeping Filipino Craftsmanship Alive

April 28, 2022 | By Juli Suazo
Image of a group of photographers gathered in a photographer's pit
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This One Thing... Proximities

April 28, 2022 | By Funmi Fetto 
Photographs of drag queen Pattie Gonia
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“Run Into The Forest And Be The Queer Little Fairy You Are” – Drag Queen Pattie Gonia Is Reclaiming The Outdoors For All 

April 14, 2022 | By Laura Studarus  
Portrait of Dua Lipa and human rights activist Nadia Murad
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Activists Who Inspire Me 

April 7, 2022
Book cover of The Last Girl by Nadia Murad
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Nadia Murad: An Advocate For Sexual Violence Survivors Everywhere

April 7, 2022 | By Maria Padget
Illustrated portrait of human rights activist Nadia Murad
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How To Support The Yazidi Community 

April 7, 2022
Portrait of The Black Curriculum founder Lavinya Stennett
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Lavinya Stennett: The Trailblazer Putting Black History On The Educational Agenda

April 7, 2022 | By Seun Matiluko
Photo of trans activist Iman Le Caire at a protest
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Iman Le Caire: The Humanitarian Saving Transgender Asylum Seekers

April 7, 2022 | By Noran Morsi
Photograph of model holding bag from Nigerian brand © THIS IS US
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On Our Radar: The Sustainable Fashion Brand Channelling ‘Nigerian Excellence’ 

March 31, 2022 | By Faridah Folawiyo
Portrait of poet Warsan Shire wearing a head scarf
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Poet Warsan Shire On Her Responsibility As A Black Artist To ‘Bear Witness’ To Forgotten Stories 

March 23, 2022 | By Marie-Claire Chappet
Photograph of models running through long grass
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How This Activist Brand Is Using Fragrance To Help Rebuild Myanmar 

March 23, 2022 | By Alex Peters
An image representing Ukraine: shape of a heart made up of yellow and blue images of flowers and butterflies
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Standing With Ukraine

March 14, 2022
Poster featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin covered in blood and a Russian doll filled with weapons
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How The West Has Enabled Putin And His Oligarchs To Safeguard Their Billions 

March 14, 2022 | By Oliver Bullough
Photograph of Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion
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Let’s Talk Female Power In The Music Industry

March 2, 2022
Brunette model with tribal facial tattoos, laughs into hand wearing pearl crown
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Quannah Chasinghorse: The Indigenous Model And Activist Redefining Beauty Standards 

February 28, 2022 | By Naomi Pike
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“We Are On The Frontlines, Not The Front Pages” – Why African Voices Need To Be Heard In The Climate Debate 

February 28, 2022 | By Vanessa Nakate
Monochrome illustrated portrait of Dua Lipa
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A Note From Dua 

February 21, 2022
Mixed media collage to illustrate complexity of situation in afghanistan, images of people in Afghanistan, evacuees and a city scape,
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“What Keeps Me Awake At Night Is Those Who Are Left Behind” 

February 21, 2022 | By Amed Khan as told to Maria Padget
Book cover, East Side Voices by Helena Lee
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Why Are Asians Anonymous In British Culture? 

February 14, 2022 | By Helena Lee
Polaroid image of poet and activist Yelda Ali
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Need To Know: Women’s Rights Campaigner, Artist And Poet Yeldā Ali 

February 14, 2022 | By Seun Matiluko 
A black and white image of a white visibly disabled woman, standing on one of two podiums of various heights wearing a black dress with black shoes
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“Let’s Build A World That Includes Everyone, By Design – And Through Accessibility”

January 20, 2022 | By Sinéad Burke
Portrait of Ukrainian activist Daria Kaleniuk
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Daria Kaleniuk: The Ukrainian Activist Fighting For Her Country’s Sovereignty 

April 7, 2022 | By Oliver Bullough
Woman mid air on skating ramp, wearing roller skates, helmet, wrist and knee protectors
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‘It’s Feminism Combined With Athleticism And Punk’ – Meet Hong Kong’s Inclusive Roller Derby Crew

January 20, 2022 | By Marianna Cerini
Image of Brunette woman, whose face is obscured by ripped paper, the word 'empowered' covers her eyes and crossed out with felt tip pen
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Why We Need To Lose The Word ‘Empowerment’ – And Focus On Power Instead

January 13, 2022 | By Arwa Mahdawi
A woman holds a placard with a message reading "Gracheva had her hands cut off. Strakhova was killed. Khachaturyan sisters were raped. How many victims do we need to pass a bill on domestic violence?" during a one-person protest on Patriarshy Bridge in Moscow
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How A Systemic Lack Of Legislation Is Failing To Protect Russian Women And Girls From Domestic Violence

January 27, 2022 | By Maria Koltsova

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