Mahbuba Mammadzada, a 23-year-old model from Azerbaijan, recently hit the headlines after selling her virginity for £2 million. The alleged winner was a ‘politician from Tokyo’, while an apparent lawyer from London and a Munich footballer came in second and...
“Katherine” (whose name has been changed for anonymity) is a model with a six-figure Instagram following. She even has that all-elusive and much-coveted “verified” blue badge next to her name. Her brown hair tumbles down her back in a mass...
On 7 July 2019, Ayed Hamad Moudath, a 20-year-old from the Bidun community in Kuwait, took his own life. It was a tragic mark of his quiet determination to no longer face the discrimination that the Bidun face, or the...
“When I was in Pakistan, he behaved well. But after arriving here, he started beating me. Look, here I have a scar. He is inviting men here and asks me to have sex with them. I keep crying and refuse,...
Assam conjures images of verdant tea plantations cushioned between towering mountainous landscapes. Because of this, the north-eastern Indian state has lent its name to one of the most well-known teas in the world. Yet, in recent times, it has witnessed...
Maria Jose Alvarado had the sort of dimpled smile that could stop anyone in his or her tracks. Vivacious and effortlessly beautiful, it would come as no surprise to anyone who knew her that she would one day be crowned...
Camera pressed closely to her face, her voice is but a whisper as she sobs frantically. “I’m in Saudi Arabia right now. If I’m caught with a phone, they’ll take it. Save me, fellow Kenyans.” The nameless woman in a...
To the untrained eye, 25-year-old Pepa and her 19-year-old sister, Rosi, are like many millennial girls. They love dressing up, spending a lot of time on social media, and gossiping about boys. Yet, unlike other girls, the sisters have spent...
Akihabara in Japan is a bustling hub crammed with stores that sell anything from electronics to manga to souvenirs. Yet, there is a darker side that attracts a very specific but sizeable audience. There is one street known as “JK...
“No one knows how they’ve beaten me. I’ve been crying a lot. They cut my forehead and tried to hang me. When I was pregnant, they tried to drown me in the canal. They hit me a lot and if...
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