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‘The Pain Was Unbearable’: Thousands of Women Subjected to Banned ‘Virginity Tests’

The notorious two-finger test was outlawed in Pakistan last year, but an investigation by The Fuller Project and VICE World News showed that doctors are still subjecting rape survivors to the test with impunity.

by Suddaf ChaudrySep 17, 2021

This story was published in partnership with VICE World News and The Fuller Project.

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The Women Left Out of Post-9/11 Health Care

by Susan RinkunasSep 10, 2021

This story was published in partnership between The Cut and the Fuller Project.

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‘I Wish We Had Died Rather Than Live Through That Day’: Dispatches From the Women of Afghanistan

by Zahra NaderSep 8, 2021

This series was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘They Left Us to the Taliban’

by Zahra NaderSep 3, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Foreign Policy and The Fuller Project.

What Afghanistan’s Women Stand to Lose

by Amie Ferris-Rotman, Zahra NaderAug 20, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media, TIME and The Fuller Project.

‘One Paycheck Away From Losing Everything’: Why The Child Care Crisis Is Especially Hard for Black Mothers

by Jessica WashingtonAug 25, 2021

How a Little-Known Legal Loophole Punishes Girls Who Don’t Behave

by Jessica Klein, Jessica WashingtonAug 23, 2021

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‘I’m One of Them’: The FGM Survivor Providing a Lifeline in Leeds

by Louise DonovanAug 25, 2021

This story was published in partnership with The Guardian and The Fuller Project.

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How the UK Became an Origin Country for Human Trafficking

by Amandas OngJul 20, 2021

This story was published in partnership with VICE World News and The Fuller Project.

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Words for Her: Indians in America Pay Tribute to Those Affected by COVID

by Tanvi MisraAug 1, 2021

This story was published in partnership with NBC News and The Fuller Project.

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Her Case Set The Precedent for The Trump Administration. Now She’s Been Granted Asylum

by Tanvi MisraJul 15, 2021

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Female Migrant Workers And The Families They Support Are Being Abandoned By The Money-Transfer Industry

by Louise DonovanJul 15, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Fortune Magazine and The Fuller Project.

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Struggling to Survive: Story of a Challenging Journey

“During the days that I lived under the dark shadow of the Taliban, I felt like a bird in a cage. Like a bird with wings, but no permission to fly,” Afghan journalist Zahra Joya…

by Zahra JoyaSep 15, 2021

This series was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

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The Humiliation I Experienced Just to Escape the Taliban

Get trampled or crawl through sewage? An Afghan woman describes the “humiliating” conditions fleeing Afghans faced while trying to escape Afghanistan after the Taliban took over.

by Zahra NaderSep 13, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

The Day the Taliban Reached Kabul, it Turned into a Ghost City

Afghan journalist Maryam Nabavi describes feelings of hope and despair after Kabul fell to the Taliban.

by Maryam Nabavi, Zahra NaderSep 13, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

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The Taliban’s Return Was the Death of Dreams

After two weeks of living under Taliban control, a youth activist decides it’s time to for her to leave Afghanistan. “This is not what our people deserve,” says Hosnia Mohseni, 30.

by Hosnia Mohseni, Zahra NaderSep 13, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘The Taliban Came and Killed My Spirit!’

A school teacher in central Afghanistan laments the loss of educational opportunities for girls and women since the Taliban took control.

by Zahra NaderSep 13, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

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Are You a Teacher? FiveThirtyEight and The Fuller Project Want to Hear From You

If you are currently a K-12 teacher, take this survey to help contribute to an in-depth investigation by FiveThirtyEight and The Fuller Project.

Aug 25, 2021

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‘Women Are Routinely Discredited’: How Courts Fail Mothers and Children Who Have Survived Abuse

Burdened by the high cost of legal help and penalized by courts that favor fathers, women risk losing children to abusive partners

by Jessica KleinAug 16, 2021

This story was published in partnership with The Guardian and The Fuller Project.

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Female ‘Hotshot’ Firefighters Want Action on Reproductive Health Risks

A system “built for men” exposes women to chemicals that have been linked to miscarriage, birth defects and slowed fetal growth.

by Lucy SherriffAug 11, 2021

This story is published in partnership between The Guardian and The Fuller Project.

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The Moms STILL Are Not Alright

Vaccine availability, the delta variant and child care access are compounding challenges for working mothers.

by Jessica WashingtonJul 29, 2021

India’s COVID Crisis

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‘The Pain Was Unbearable’: Thousands of Women Subjected to Banned ‘Virginity Tests’

The Women Left Out of Post-9/11 Health Care

‘I Wish We Had Died Rather Than Live Through That Day’: Dispatches From the Women of Afghanistan

‘They Left Us to the Taliban’

What Afghanistan’s Women Stand to Lose

‘One Paycheck Away From Losing Everything’: Why The Child Care Crisis Is Especially Hard for Black Mothers

How a Little-Known Legal Loophole Punishes Girls Who Don’t Behave

‘I’m One of Them’: The FGM Survivor Providing a Lifeline in Leeds

How the UK Became an Origin Country for Human Trafficking

Words for Her: Indians in America Pay Tribute to Those Affected by COVID

Her Case Set The Precedent for The Trump Administration. Now She’s Been Granted Asylum

Female Migrant Workers And The Families They Support Are Being Abandoned By The Money-Transfer Industry

Struggling to Survive: Story of a Challenging Journey

The Humiliation I Experienced Just to Escape the Taliban

The Day the Taliban Reached Kabul, it Turned into a Ghost City

The Taliban’s Return Was the Death of Dreams

‘The Taliban Came and Killed My Spirit!’

Are You a Teacher? FiveThirtyEight and The Fuller Project Want to Hear From You

‘Women Are Routinely Discredited’: How Courts Fail Mothers and Children Who Have Survived Abuse

Female ‘Hotshot’ Firefighters Want Action on Reproductive Health Risks

The Moms STILL Are Not Alright

Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster

Chennai, Tamil Nadu: ‘What Has to Happen Will Happen’

Nagpur, Maharashtra: ‘We Are Carrying A Massive Guilt’

Celebrity Justice: How Women Saw Their Own Experiences in the Cosby and Spears Cases

NYC Immigrant Communities Have Long Been Represented by White Men. Will This Election Change That?

‘We Need To Study Women’: Traumatic Brain Injury in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

How Will the COVID Shot Affect Your Period? Scientists Say There’s Not Enough Data—But There Should Be

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