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Women politicians in India, Pak face violence, threats

From kidnapping, physical assault and sexual harassment to threats, abuse and character assassination, women politicians in India, Pakistan and Nepal face hostility and agg...

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Bollywood

Shabana Azmi: 'The empowerment of women is important'

Shabana Azmi has said violence against women should not be tolerated. The actress was speaking at a discussion forum about female empowerment at the recent IIFA awards, in ...

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Hollywood

Samuel L. Jackson Wants To Kick Male Cancer In The Balls

Samuel L. Jackson has teamed up with innovative London-based fundraising platform MyGoodness.com to raise awareness of male cancer. The Captain America actor tweeted a vide...

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Bollywood

Shabana Azmi thanks Bollywood stars for helping out at IIFA social event

Veteran actress and social activist Shabana Azmi has thanked Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha for agreeing to walk the ramp for her NGO at...

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Sustainable Development

Women represent just 36% of news media bylines and appearances

In news media, it’s still a man’s world. Male journalists make up 63% of by lines in print, Internet and wire news media, according to a recent report from the ...

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Bollywood

Exhibition for Upliftment

On Tuesday, the 1st of April, the Mijwan Welfare Society (MWS) founded by the Kaifi Azmi is set to hold an exhibition showcasing the “Chikankari”&nbs...

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Bollywood

Shabana Azmi’s charity gets star treatment

Amitabh Bachchan and son to help promote Mijwan Welfare Society at fashion show Years after Kaifi Azmi wrote the moving poem Aurat, envisioning women’s empowerment, h...

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Health

Pakistani polio strain threatens global campaign

Pakistan — Just a few weeks ago, 11-month-old Shaista was pulling herself up, giggling as she took her first wobbly steps with the helping hand of her teenage mother....

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Hollywood

Dermot O’Leary, Ricky Wilson, Keith Lemon ‘go commando’ for charity

Dermot O’Leary and Ricky Wilson are among the stars who have lent their support to a new charity campaign. Keith Lemon, Rizzle Kicks and John Prescott are also taking...

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Hollywood

Top 100 Movies of All Time… By Female Directors

Everyone has lists. AFI has lists. Spike Lee has lists. Sight & Sound has lists. But in all this listmaking, more often than not, female directors get shafted. Sure, so...

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