Emma Sky: Mentoring Students To Build A Good Society
You can create a ‘tribe’ out of any group of people, if you listen to each other’s stories, build trust, and share experiences, says Sky.
Middle East
Indian Nun Rescues Sex Slaves From Middle East
A nun, named as one of eight global heroes in the fight against trafficking, has called for greater support for sex slaves. Sister Vanaja Jasphine rescues Cameroonian women from slavery in the Middle East. She brought home 14 trafficking victims last year. In the last few years, the nun has identified over 200 women who have been trafficked from […]
In A Man’s World, Egyptian Sisa Abau Pretends To Be A Man For 43 Years
You might have heard the stories of plenty of strong women in history who fought their own battles by being in a man’s shoe. For some of them, it’s literally living in a man’s shoe! The 65-year-old Egyptian Sisa Abau Dauh El-Nemr who had to hide her identity and suited up as a man to earn bread […]
National Women’s Commission Supports FGM Ban Call
On Monday, when the world observed the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, the head of India’s National Commission for Women on Monday backed the campaign to ban this barbaric practice. This is the first ever official support, in India, for the banning of this age-old ritual that violates human rights.