Angelina Jolie Wants to Pick Up Where Warhol and Basquiat Left Off
The actress is building a community of artists, thinkers and doers of all kinds, in a storied building in downtown Manhattan.
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Angel Reese's younger brother Julian makes his own splash in March Madness with Maryland
Big rebounds in big games are becoming a Reese family tradition. WNBA star Angel Reese’s younger brother, Maryland center ...
In Afghanistan, young women under Taliban ditch the burka for something ‘more comfortable’
Tired of burkas that cover the face, urban women under the Taliban's 'gender apartheid' have adopted the abaya robe favoured in Gulf nations Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching ...
How a refugee went from Target cashier to famed supermodel — without sacrificing her hijab
Discovered on Instagram, Ugbad Abdi's journey from Somali refugee raised in Des Moines, Iowa, to high fashion supermodel is a ...
UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education as new school year begins in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency on Saturday urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ...
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Afghan Women, Erased From Public Life, Are Turning to Instagram
The content they share is varied, and often inspiring. It ranges from showcasing their daily lives to sharing inspirational posts and promoting local businesses.
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Gender Apartheid: The Erasure of Afghanistan’s Women and Refugee Populations
Isabelle Lassee of Amnesty International and The Diplomat’s Catherine Putz discuss the state of gender apartheid in ...
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Pushing People into Peril
Afghans who worked in previous government jobs or other prominent roles are at particular risk if sent back. They face a ...
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Rights group says Pakistan steps up pressure on Afghans to return home where they risk persecution
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A leading rights group said on Wednesday that Pakistan's authorities have intensified pressure on Afghan ...
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Afghan women activists in Pakistan fear deportations
Zahra Mousavi, a women's rights activist, fled from Afghanistan to neighboring Pakistan in March 2022 after months of fighting and protesting the oppressive Taliban regime.   She now lives in hiding ...
Afghan women activists in Pakistan fear mass deportations
Female activists who fled from Afghanistan to Pakistan say their lives are in danger once again as Islamabad intensifies its ...