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Life
How you can help female survivors of war this winter
Women are often impacted the most by war. Women For Women International provides practical support to female survivors of war – and they need your help.
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- Natalie Cornish
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Books
The best books about female heroes of the World Wars
The stories of women including Noor Inayat Khan and Martha Gellhorn.
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- Sarah Shaffi
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People
Official Secrets: Whistleblower Katherine Gun reveals true story behind Keira Knightley’s new film
What you need to know about the woman who inspired the film.
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- Chloe Gray
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People
Rosamund Pike reveals the 5 intriguing questions she would ask her heroes
“What was Voltaire like in bed...?”
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- Hannah Keegan
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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How women’s football emerged from the munitions factories of WWI
Read the untold story of the women who stepped into the mens’ shoes in the factories and on the football pitch, too.
Books
Why Kate Atkinson’s Transcription is your must-read novel for Autumn
The multi award-winning author is back...
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- Sarah Shaffi
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People
Ahed Tamimi makes defiant speech after eight months in prison
The Palestinian teen was jailed for slapping two Israeli soldiers
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- Megan Murray
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Long Reads
Survivors of rape warfare talk about their experiences
“Some of my friends have turned their back on me but I don’t feel any fear in my life any more.”
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- Louise Court
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Visible Women
The incredible true story of ballerina Michaela DePrince
Madonna is set to make a film about the dancer’s journey from war orphan to star ballerina.
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- Moya Crockett
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People
100 years of women in the army: what it's really like on the frontline
A former sergeant shares her story, from finding out she was pregnant in Afghanistan to witnessing death
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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Life
The Instagrammers capturing an alternate vision of war-torn Syria
Young creatives search for meaning outside conflict
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- Anna Brech
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- Moya Crockett
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Female ISIS survivors on love, grief and the power of endurance
These Yezidi women escaped ISIS. Photographer Benjamin Eagle hears their stories.
Life
The seven-year-old Syrian girl tweeting from Aleppo is safe
Bana al-Abed is among a group of children evacuated from war-torn east Aleppo on Monday.
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- Moya Crockett
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Life
Aleppo nurse’s harrowing suicide note goes viral
She took her own life to avoid rape by ‘Syrian army animals’
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Life
These newly discovered letters offer a magical glimpse into the past
Love, loss and life, dissected
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- Moya Crockett
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Travel
The most generous countries in the world have been revealed
... and the UK is lagging behind
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- Harriet Hall
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Life
Yemen: the forgotton war zone
British-Yemeni journalist Nawal Al-Maghafi reports on the unspoken tragedy
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- The Stylist web team
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Life
WW1 soldiers appear across UK in tribute to men killed in the Somme
WW1 soldiers appear across the UK in emotional tribute to men killed in the Somme
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- Moya Crockett
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- Moya Crockett
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“The government decision on child refugees makes me ashamed”
Last night, British politicians voted against taking in 3,000 lone child refugees.
