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  1. Oct 25

    Look at this ancient Yemeni beauty

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    Awam Temple In Marib (Mahram Bilqis), the largest of its kind on the Arabian Peninsula. According to legend, Marib was the capital of the Sabaean kingdom, ruled by the biblical Queen of Sheba. Sabaean inscriptions refer to it as the Temple of Almaqah.
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  2. Oct 21

    Minister: Father convinced me on deathbed I was wrong on right to die

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    Oct 13

    Tonight Mahbouba Seraj, womens' rights activist, said she was still in Afghanistan because "the 18 million women of Afghanistan are not dead, and 18 million women of Afghanistan, they really need a voice.” Hers is a powerful voice

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  4. Oct 13

    "I wish I knew why someone would hurt him. He wasn’t the kind of guy to fight"

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    Oct 10

    “Women are as strong as men” reads the banner holds by a young woman protester in . Women continue their protest as the Taliban banned schools for girls.

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    Oct 1

    Three years.

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    Oct 9

    Retweeting our piece on the targeting of children in the 'City of Snipers'. Deepest thanks to for the TV trophy, and school students award. More than 6 years on the war in Yemen has not gone away + should not be forgotten. Thank you for remembering.

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    "I was scared for my sister..I grabbed her.. and the sniper was shooting at me" - 10 year old Amri who saved his sister Ruwayda from a Houthi sniper. Our story on childhood on the frontlines in . With thanks to great team .
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    Oct 9

    Huge thanks to for recognising our reporting on systematic sniping attacks on children in . A great honour for all the team

    🏆Le Trophée est attribué à et pour leur reportage "Les tireurs d’élite au " pour . Reportage à visionner ici :
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    Oct 7

    I miss everything, going to university, freedom, studying in the library, laughing, hugging, questioning, spending time with my friends, discussing with classmates, going to cafes, ... these were all our dreams, have taken them from us.

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    Sep 30

    The only girl at Musa Qala's Madrassa.

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    Sep 30

    This is painful but essential listening for anyone who cares about Afghanistan. All ⁦⁩’s podcasts are great. This one made me cry.

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    Oct 1

    Spotted on the Kandahar-Lashkargar road.

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    Sep 28

    In awe of the great work being done offscreen by my colleague via her foundation . Some of the I just met in are there, and are safe, because of Yalda. She has changed many lives.

    A scholarship programme for Afghan women to study at Oxford University is to be expanded. The is looking to expand the number of places it offers to Afghan women to study at Oriel College in light of the Taliban’s rule
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    Sep 29

    “It does strike me that what's happening, esp to women in , that if it was happening...anywhere else in the world, it would have created more outrage..Is it because people really believe we don't deserve human rights?” ⁦⁩

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    Sep 29

    Thread: Sarah Everard’s father, Jeremy, asked for this photo of his daughter to be shown on screens in court at the Old Bailey today as he read a victim impact statement. (Photo - family handout)

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    Sep 28

    World map made by Turkish workers.

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    Sep 27

    Taliban: Afghanistan bank boss warns sector near collapse - my interview with CEO Of the Islamic Bank of Afghanistan

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    Sep 26

    _ When a memory from the archive takes you to the land of Buddha. Bamyan 💔

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    Sep 27

    Our digital report on the ground-breaking TV anchor Behesta Arghand, who had to flee her beloved homeland after the takeover.

    Interviewing the Taliban: 'Still now I am terrified' catch up with Afghan newsreader and refugee Beheshta Arghand
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  20. Sep 25

    Pictures from Angela Merkel’s life in politics, from young woman to world leader

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