Breaking Stereotypes
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Covid-19 outbreak: Why the World Health Organisation took Wuhan out of the name
Linking a disease with a specific place can exacerbate racist and imperialistic views.
Mari Webel, The Conversation
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‘Yugo the Negotiator’: How an obscure Japanese anime worked hard to represent Pakistan
Originally written in 1994, Yugo doesn’t depict Pakistan as an exotic and dangerous land full of tyrannical terrorists, but a real country, home to real people.
Hamza Sarfraz, Dawn.com
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Love is in the air(waves): A radio show in Kashmir is breaking taboos by giving dating advice
Radio programmes in Kashmir used to focus on civic issues. The valley’s newest RJ is changing that.
Rayan Naqash
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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Varanasi poll: As 33 nominations are rejected, eight applicants allege that the process was rigged
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
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May global fiction: Six hot-off-the-press books to take you on a world literary tour
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Watch these two male belly dancers performing against stereotypes with grace and skill
If you thought belly dancing was just for women, think again.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: From bullying to empowerment, how Harnaam Kaur broke the world record with a full beard
The anti-bullying and body image activist has an inspiring story.
Scroll Staff