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How to be a girl…

…And don’t die trying: Motherhood should not be part of your childhood. One of the most devastating consequences of the helplessness of girls in our countries is early motherhood. In Guatemala, for example, the number of pregnancies and births at…

Malala, the new generation in a long, long struggle against gender discrimination

Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head last year by a member of the Taliban whilst on a bus after school in order to silence her campaign for girls’ education. She was 15 at the time and had started campaigning…

Hollywood stars Jolie and Maddona make a difference

Actress Angelina Jolie opens another school in Afghanistan Meena Haseeb writes April 2, 2013, that film actress and director Angelina Jolie, through her foundation The Education Partnerhsip for Children of Conflict, has opened another school in Afghanistan. It is a…