Perhaps her elopement is the worst decision she took in her parents eyes. Perhaps this truth of their daughters elopement has caused their spinal cord break, shed into silent tears with grief and disappointment and shame. A…
SPECIAL REPORT The summer of 2016 in Kashmir saw hundreds blinded and thousands partially blinded, thanks to pellets fired by security forces.Baseera Rafiqimeets some of the victims to understand and share their pain Baseera…
Few days ago, I saw a video depicting what would have happened if Cinderella was a guy. The video had a lucid moral. It showed the guy in every instance that Cinderella was in and then stopped short at the end. Would ‘…
Bullying is an art. I've never had the courage or talent to hurt someone intentionally.This is my personal anecdote. I have a huge family where everyone is so studious and ambitious because of which I had to face a huge…
Her homeland is known for practices that stigmatize and even isolate women during menstruation. But in Anoushka's family, her periods were celebrated and honored.
On April 24, 2017, Sayfty partnered with the UN Inter-agency Network on Youth Development's Working Group on Youth and Gender Equality to use social media for digital advocacy. I organized and hosted a panel #sayftychat on…
Okay so I understand woman is the most sensitive part of my culture for some reasons, but what is unfathomable for me is the level of hypocrisy our poetries carry. No poetry is ever complete without objectifying a woman. For…
Running for My Life 2017: Day 67 Elisha and I took a break from biking and running, and instead we went to Five Star Academy. Well, it was such a huge relief to finally resume Lifesong Kenya's program and activities at Five…
Hi this is Raj (my own worldname ) . I am as normal person as you guys are just few things make me different from youthat are my Choice ,my behaviar. and I am telling you my story because I need to talk someone , this i cant…
Dear Body, Remember that day, when I accidently noticed those stretch marks on you? I was trying on a pair of jeans in a trail room, the walls covered with huge full length mirrors. Just as I was reaching to pull the jeans…
Once upon a time, there was an old man who could not walk properly. His friend saw him and said to him let's go to the masjid. He said dear brother I can't walk. The friend said: come with me. So slowly slowly he went to the…
"When all the boys huddled in the ground after finishing their homework I would enter the huddle as I was the youngest player. And they would let me play. It became a routine and later when they shifted to a bigger ground,…
Today is Karva-chauth, a one-day festival celebrated by Hindu women. In this tradition married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. Karva- means a pot (an earth pot) and ‘chauth…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking proposals from NGO/CSO for the implementation of HIV prevention of service deliveries and policy advocacy for transgender people/hijra in Karachi, Pakistan under…
"Finding the right shade of lipstick is harder than finding concentrated acid". ACID ATTACK, INJURY THAT NEVER HEALS. If burning is your culture, from Ashes we Rise Let scars be your gift, and can you burn a SMILE? BEAUTY…
Ekpapalek Mujeres (Ekpapalek-Women) is an organization I founded as part of my championship as a UN Women Global champion for Women’s Economic Empowerment ( https://www.empowerwomen.org/en ). With a team of professionals…
All about a (Non) Mover and (Non) Shaker! By the ripe old age of twenty four, She had seen life with all its gore! Her wonderful spouse, (Who was nothing but a louse), Inflicted such violence, That her neck lost balance.…
I must confess that I've had an interesting few months, with enough information and experience that encouraged me to write this - and it was a beautiful time to write this, considering our Frontline writing Assignment. The…
Hi amazing leaders! Today, I want to share with you this incredible story on Leadership. This is a great example to learn that how courageous a woman is. If she commits anything in life, she tries every possibility to turn…
Hello lovely ladies! There is no doubt that, "We act as if work is optional for women." Please enjoy the read and share your thoughts! Copyright :( https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/02/05/we-act-as-if…
Saw this story today on NPR's Goats and Soda blog--am copying it here for the World Pulse community to enjoy. You can read and listen to the story on theGoats and Soda website…
A few days before one of our students who was going back home from the school, was harassed by a few boys, this was not first time but she never told it to anybody according to her, she was scared that her father will kill…
Rajasthan is recognized as the ‘Land of Kings’ with over 68 million people (Cencus 2011) ,with largest state in geographical area, people here are known to value long-held beliefs, customs and traditions. Although known to…
