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    Yiyun Li lost both her sons to suicide. Her new memoir reveals her as a very special writer

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    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit

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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

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    Why a letter by Chhattisgarh’s forest department ignited protests

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    ‘The Hyderabadis’: Displacement, broken geographies, and evolving identities in the city’s history

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    A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world

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‘My choice’: Fatima Payman is the first Senator elected to Australian parliament to wear the hijab

‘I want young girls who decide to wear the hijab, to do it with pride and to do it with the knowledge that they have the right to wear it.’

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Jul 30, 2022 · 11:17 am
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Fatima Payman, the first elected official to wear a hijab in the Australian parliament, gave her first Senate address on July 27, where she encouraged young girls with hijabs to wear them ‘with pride.’ pic.twitter.com/Mq1CIO6Jzj

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