Mahwish Gul

Poverty

New 18/09/2022 – by Mahwish Gul

School closures in pandemic showed multidimensional poverty

UNICEF reckons that one third of the world’s schoolchildren did not get formal lessons because of Covid-19

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Relevant reading

12/06/2022 – by Mahwish Gul

Climate hazards are increasing fast

UNEP demands fast climate action to prevent even more extreme weather

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Menstruation

30/12/2021 – by Mahwish Gul

Biological facts every girl must know

A new digital app helps to break the taboo surrounding girls’ menstruation in Pakistan

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Girls

21/09/2021 – by Mahwish Gul

Pakistan is among the worst countries for girls

Where traditional norms prevail, girls’ rights tend to be neglected

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Skin-whitening products

22/07/2021 – by Mahwish Gul

Why lighter complexions are associated with higher status

The trade in skin-whitening creams is a sign of internalised racist ideas of beauty

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Planetary boundaries

16/07/2021 – by Mahwish Gul

Consumerism is unsustainable

Why other world regions must not copy western consumption patterns

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Corruption

13/12/2020 – by Mahwish Gul

Medical mystery

Thefts of Covid-19 medical supplies highlight Kenya’s corruption problem

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Food insecurity

11/11/2020 – by Mahwish Gul

As in biblical times

East Africa is living with the looming threat of a second invasion of desert locusts

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Gender

13/08/2020 – by Mahwish Gul

Changing stereotypes

In spite of various global assessments, many Pakistani women do not think anything is wrong with gender relations in their countries

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International relations

12/08/2020 – by Mahwish Gul

From “underdevelopment” to the SDGs

Why stereotyped ideas of developed and developing nations are not helpful

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Rising infection numbers

22/06/2020 – by Mahwish Gul

Gloomy outlook

Kenya is struggling to cope with the Covid-19 challenges

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