Dr. Ritu Mahendru is a freelance journalist based in London. Ritu writes about gender, race, sexual and reproductive health rights, migration and conflict. She is currently writing a book on fundamentalism in the Sikh community in the UK. Her work has appeared in the Diplomat and the Middle-East Eye. Ritu tweets as ritumahendru
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Published in: 50.50The backlash against sex education in the UK will ultimately harm childrenA new British sex education curriculum has sparked outrage from religious parents. But where are the voices of young...
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Published in: 50.50How India's Café Sheroes fights back against acid attacksRun by survivors of acid attacks, the café is part of broader campaigns for women’s access to public places and...
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Published in: 50.50Too many Afghan women in London face racism, sexism – and unwanted pregnanciesRecent research on Afghan immigrant women in London has revealed a multi-layered crisis. What can be done to address...
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Published in: 50.50‘I am not safe’: on the run as a gay man in Afghanistan
Ahmad Faizi’s story is one of many contradicting the UK Home Office guidelines that “it may be a safe and viable...