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People demonstrate against the "Zwarte Piet" (Black Pete) character during the annual ceremony marking the arrival of Santa Claus in Dam Square, Amsterdam (photo: Imago/Paulo Amorim)

The Netherlands apologises for slavery

A dark period in Dutch history and its modern legacy

The government in the Netherlands, one of the last European nations to abolish slavery, has made an historic apology. But some feel that there is still a long way to go. By Ella JoynerMore

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    Iranian literature in times of uprising

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    The Taliban cannot defeat women

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  4. Forced marriage in Turkey

    Turkish state fails child bride in sect marriage

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    We need to talk about abortion

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    What future without rain – or aid?

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    Is Egypt the 'new Lebanon'?

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    Unsung guardians of the 'true' tradition

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Goodbye forever? A woman in a burka leaving a university in Kandahar province. She will not be allowed to return. In a government statement in mid-December 2022, the Islamist Taliban instructed all universities – private as well as public – in Afghanistan to ban women from attending. All female students were barred from universities with immediate effect

The Taliban's war on women

Since seizing power in mid-2021, the Taliban have continued to restrict the rights of Afghan women and girls. At the end of 2022, they banned women from attending higher education. By Nele Jensch

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