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MORE than 700 academics and teachers have signed an open letter demanding Ofsted drop instructions to its inspectors to quiz Muslim girls in primary schools over wearing the hijab.
The letter warns that the schools watchdog risks “reinforcing an anti-Muslim political culture.”
It claims that the government’s anti-radicalisation Prevent strategy has “institutionalised Islamophobia in schools and across the public sector.”
Afghan women living under the Taliban are navigating a system that makes their public existence conditional on male approval, writes SHUKRIA RAHIMI
As Ash Regan’s Unbuyable Bill sparks debate in Scotland, the real issue remains unaddressed: a digitalised sex industry and a neoliberal economy that repackages exploitation as empowerment while leaving women’s material conditions unchanged, argues LAUREN HARPER
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
A joint statement from Derby Indian Workers’ Association and Vox Feminarum/Women’s Voices