Women Are Revealing The Everyday Sexism Of #BeingFemaleInNigeria

The powerful hashtag #BeingFemaleInNigeria is trending on Twitter, sparking a conversation about the daily sexism and misogyny women in the West African country face. Nigeria has made headlines world wide in recent months due to the kidnapping and rape of thousands of girls at the hands of Boko Haram, its recent banning of its recent ban on female genital mutilation

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Egyptian Student Sentenced To Jail After Revealing He’s An Atheist On Facebook

In Egypt, doubting God could land you in jail. A Baheira province court handed an Egyptian student a three-year prison sentence after he allegedly insulted Islam and confessed on Facebook that he didn’t believe in God. Karim al-Banna’s very own father was one of the people who lined up to testify against the young man, AFP reports. Lawyer Abdel Nabi

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