Online Sexism
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Iran’s anti-hijab demonstrations are inspiring online protests across the Arab world
Women who use their social media accounts to reject the veil are often met with sexist attacks and threats that attempt to shame and silence them.
Balsam Mustafa, The Conversation
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Bois Locker Room: A Cambridge researcher explains how misogyny is taking new forms in digital India
We must urgently confront the forms of masculine privilege that dominate our society.
Shannon Philip
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95 Indian women politicians received one million abusive Tweets in three months: Amnesty study
An average woman politician active on Twitter got 113 ‘problematic’ or ‘abusive’ tweets per day between March and May 2019.
Scroll Staff
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Suspended Congress leader from Surat resurfaces after 20 days, alleges party betrayed him
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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Why even those who don’t believe in deities love bhakti poetry
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Why some Kashmiris who spurned ballot in the past may vote in this Lok Sabha election
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NCW to summon Shashi Tharoor for mocking Miss World’s name
The Congress leader attacked Centre’s note ban, and said the BJP should have realised the home currency dominates as ‘even our Chhillar has become Miss World’.
Scroll Staff
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From Merin Joseph to Angoorlata Deka: Indian men can’t stop objectifying women in power
In the past week, a police officer and a BJP MLA have been targets of sexism online.
Rhema Mukti Baxter
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Facebook policies allow trolls to target women, says group fighting sexist online abuse
A new collective from Kerala, called Against Cyber Attacks on Women, wants Facebook to clarify its 'community standards' and fight casteism by rethinking its 'real name' policy.
Aarefa Johari
Video
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments