UN recommends only one hour of screen time for kids under 5

The World Health Organization, in a recent campaign stated that toddlers should spend no more than 60 minutes passively watching a screen every...

Stories of seven inspiring women from the Middle East

On marking the International Women’s Day, Al Jazeera has compiled a list of must-see documentaries on women across the Middle Ea...

A CUT above the rest…

My friendship with her is deep.

She's a feminist and the most expressive among most whom I know.

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Exploration of gender, a key theme on this year’s Wellcome Book Prize shortlist

On embracing the 10th anniversary of the Wellcome Book Prize 2019, the best new books that illuminate the many ways that health, medicine and i...

Children with disabilities more exposed to abuse and violence

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet spoke at a Human Rights Council event highlighting how disabled youngsters a...

Women Directors who are rocking the Bollywood Industry

Indian society is always male dominated. Men in most societies were seen as breadwinners while role of women was restricted to being a good hom...

Increasing screen time linked to developmental problems in later childhood

According to a new study, toddlers spending a lot of time staring at screens are linked with poorer performance on developmental screening test...

Three interrelated pandemics – obesity, starvation and climate change are ‘burning’ our planet

According to a report released on 27th Jan (Sunday) in The Lancet, the world needs to cope up with new initiatives to fight t...