Meet the fearless women journalists of India’s only all-female newspaper. Nominated for an Academy Award. In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions, be it on the frontlines of India’s biggest issues or within the confines of their homes, redefining what it means to be powerful. In a male-dominated media landscape, the women […]
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In the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, fears are growing that Afghan women will suffer the sort of harsh treatment they encountered during the 1990s, when the Taliban imposed their hard-line interpretation of Sunni Islam on them, a form of oppression that helped make Afghanistan a pariah state at the time. This PBS report was produced in 2019. Afghan women share their hopes and memories that connect them to their country. […]
