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	Ignorance that Kills Many Indonesian women face great difficulties in accessing safe terminations of unwanted pregnancies. INNA HUDAYA
	Ecological Justice For Women As Indonesia’s rural poor are increasingly threatened by dispossession, is it time to adopt a more radical agenda for women and the environment? REBECCA ELMHIRST
	Muslim Men Supreme Activists work to change men’s interpretations of Islam that justify their superiority at home. RACHMAD HIDAYAT
	Menstrual Quarantine Monthly imprisonment for women in Nepal. IRIN
	Poaching Cambodians The Cambodian government is accused of being complicit in the trafficking of Cambodians to Malaysia as domestic workers. IRIN
	Female Genital Mutilation – on the Rise in Indonesia More and more female babies, even adults, are being circumcised in the name of faith, despite a government ban. IRIN Contributor
	Nepal – as Seen in Movies One Nepali based in the US discovers a new medium through which he learns more about his diverse and bewildering homeland – film. BINAYA SUBEDI

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Carry On

Nepal's ever expanding city of Kathmandu is literally being built on the backs of Nepal's porters. Photojournalist Pushpa Adhikari tells the story of these whethered men. MORE>>
See You Tomorrow

In November 2012, a team of six eye surgeons from Nepal and Indonesia visited the cities of Padangsidempuan and Medan in Indonesia's North Sumatra, with the mission to help the blind see again. MORE>>
Write on the Wall

Street art on the walls of Kathmandu, wash the city's walls with colour and inspiration. MORE>>
No Ordinary Security Guard

Ram Bahadur has to work for each and everything. Most times, he stands at the gate, sometimes he has to fetch water, othertimes he has to go to the market to buy vegetables and fruits. He is no ordinary security guard. MORE>>
Government School

School is a place for learning about the ABCs and life. It is not merely an educational institution, it has become an essential part of childhood - a place we associate with early memories. These are memories from a student in one of Nepal's government schools. MORE>>
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