There are subjects or ideas we cannot talk about here in Egypt, like women’s rights. You will not be able to talk about relationships…
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A few weeks ago, I came across the United Nations (UN) calendar for international days. According to this calendar, 31 August is International Day…
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It hurt a lot last time,
I had to walk into that pharmacy and explain the wound and how it got there. The pharmacist looked…
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I recently got into a heated conversation with someone about the global impacts of gender based violence (GBV). The person I had the conversation…
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In the early 2000s, I met a girl (Nandi) from a neighbouring village whose skin looked different from almost all other kids we’d play…
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I was probably 4 or 5 years old when I started noticing that my brother was “different” to all my other siblings. My brother…
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As someone who had sangomas (traditional healer) as grandparents, the idea of natural and alternative medicine has never been entirely new to me. The…
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Growing up Catholic has made conversations about abortion rather uncomfortable for me. Surprisingly, the discomfort isn’t necessarily from the catholic church’s perspective on abortion…
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I have always known my older sisters to be brave and strong from a young age. Growing up, I always wished I was like…
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It is always wise to do research before introducing something new into your body or placing an object where it is not meant to…
