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The Teenager Breaking Up Child Marriages, Door to Door
Hadiqa Bashir, 18, is storming Pakistan's Swat Valley to convince parents and imams of the ills of child marriage.
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How a Wasteland Shrub Is Becoming the Next Big Thing in Fashion
Indian fashion entrepreneur Gowri Shankar's Weganool is drawing increased interest in Europe amid a sustainable fashion boom.
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An Unlikely Esports Star Emerges From Pakistan
From humble beginnings in the esports backwater of Pakistan, Arslan Ash has become one of the game’s biggest stars.
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The Body Positivity Smash for India
Kusha Kapila's fearless, hilarious web videos have propelled her to stardom.
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The Carlos Watson Show
The Carlos Watson Show brings bold, impactful conversations with culture-defining celebrities, intellectual pioneers and changemakers, spotlighting the voices you need to hear to make sense of this important time in American history.
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Haves and Have-Nots: Pandemic Recovery Explodes China's Wealth Gap
A lack of support has left lower-income workers unable to spend even as richer households splash out.
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The Daring Feminist Writer Who Inspired Manga
Nobuko Yoshiya was an influential storyteller who defied gender norms in early-20th-century Japan.
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The Biggest Health Care Cost for 27 Countries? FGM
A new assessment by the WHO shows that it's not just women who are bleeding from female genital mutilation — their countries are too.
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The Asian Volunteer Army Rising Against China’s Internet Trolls
China’s state-backed online troll armies have in recent years bullied and coerced governments and organizations into steering clear of criticizing Beijing.
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The Godmother of the Chinese Underworld
Mama San was a casino queenpin in Chongqing, until it all came crashing down.
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This Woman Has Rescued 72,000 Human Trafficking Victims
Hasina Kharbhih’s innovative Meghalaya Model offers global lessons for the fight against human trafficking.
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Would You Let Mumbai's Oldest Surma Artist Stick Kohl in Your Eye?
Part medicine, part cosmetic, surma may well die in Mumbai when the oldest maker of it does.
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Locked Up But Undeterred, India's Voice Against Discrimination
Safoora Zargar, pregnant and in jail for speaking out against India's anti-Muslim citizenship law, is the face of a movement.