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Afghan girl issues emotional appeal to Melania Trump after more than year and a half in US camp

IN FOCUS: Zahra, the daughter of an Afghan army officer who served US officials before the government collapsed in August 2021, says she and other residents of Camp As Sayliyah (CAS) in Qatar only want a ‘a chance for a brighter future’. Arpan Rai reports

The Independent UK

As Trump’s ceasefire nears its end, those trapped inside Iran ask: ‘What happens to us now?’

IN FOCUS: With Washington and Tehran locked in stalemate on the eve of their shaky ceasefire running out, Iranians under the surveillance of the IRGC speak at great risk to Maira Butt and Moha Tahery about everyday life amid a brutal crackdown, ongoing conflict and economic crisis

The Independent UK

Quick Facts About Mojtaba Khamenei: Health and Disfigurement, Impotency Claims and Gay Rumours

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is facing intense speculation over his health, sexuality and past medical treatment following the airstrike that killed his father.

International Business Times UK

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Iranian women footballers offered ‘place to train, play and belong’ by Australian team after being granted asylum

Five players from the Iranian women’s football team have been granted asylum in Australia following their Asian Cup exit

The Independent UK

‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror

People tell of scenes of panic during airstrikes on Iran’s capital, with several saying they feared they would die

The Guardian - UK

‘Happy, Angry, Terrified’: The Mixed Reactions From Iranians Watching The War

The US and Israel are now at war with Iran, and for many Iranians in Australia, watching it unfold doesn’t feel like a simple “good versus bad” story. The killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the opening strikes is landing as a moment of celebration and deep…

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The brutal hunt for low-paid work: ‘It’s like The Hunger Games – but for a job folding clothes’

It used to be fairly easy to get work that paid at or around the minimum wage. But with a shrinking number of positions come ever more hoops to jump through, from personality tests, to trial shifts, to towers constructed of marshmallows

The Guardian - UK

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Writing Hawa review – Afghan woman fights for freedom as the Taliban close in

Najiba Noori’s thought-provoking documentary follows her mother, finally getting her chance at autonomy just as the Taliban retake the country

The Guardian - UK

Hopes Of Western Refuge Sink For Afghans In Pakistan

In their Pakistan safehouse, Shayma and her family try to keep their voices low so their neighbours don't overhear their Afghan mother tongue.

International Business Times

Kamay review – searing story of Afghan Hazara family’s painful quest for justice

A daughter’s death is the catalyst for a difficult journey to Kabul, chronicled in this claustrophobic documentary about the void left by trauma

The Guardian - UK

Trump Refugee Embargo Cancels Hope For Afghan Migrants

After working for years alongside the United States to combat the Taliban in Afghanistan, Zahra says she was just days from being evacuated to America when President Donald Trump suspended refugee admissions.

International Business Times

Grill’d was able to pay Arda $3 less than minimum wage. Unions want this youth ‘loophole’ abolished

Advocates argue it’s time for young people’s wages to rise but business groups claim paying more will push some companies into insolvency

The Guardian - AU

‘We saw death’: In Lebanon, people flee for their lives as Israel attacks

People around the country speak of their fear, their tension and their yearning for home.

Al Jazeera

How the world’s first open-source digital map of mass graves could help bring justice to victims in Ukraine and other war zones

These newly reported discoveries [of mass graves] confirm our darkest fears. The people of Ukraine and the world deserve to know how exactly those buried in the forest near Izium have died. Amnesty International

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The Independent UK

Hero Afghan pilot finally reunited with wife and daughter after long-running Independent campaign

An Afghan pilot who The Independent fought to be allowed to build a life in Britain, has finally been reunited with his wife and daughter. Holly Bancroft met the young family as they begin to attempt to rebuild their lives after fleeing the Taliban and years of separation

The Guardian - UK

The Mother of All Lies review – pursuing the truth of Morocco’s brutal dictatorship years

Asmae El Moudir employs a delicate mix of handmade replicas and oral testimony to brilliantly evoke personal and collective trauma

The Guardian - UK

‘Why the silence? Why the inaction? It breaks my heart’: Malala and Jennifer Lawrence take on the Taliban

The Oscar-winner and the Nobel laureate have teamed up to make Bread & Roses, a new film about the abuse of women in Afghanistan. In an emotional interview, they warn that the west ignores its message at their peril

Evening Standard

‘They are birds in a cage’: the Afghan girls fleeing to Europe in hope of education

At a makeshift school in a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesvos, Afghan girls embrace the learning denied to them by the Taliban — and dare to dream of a new future

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10 Red, White, And Royal Blue Movie Quotes I Can't Stop Thinking About

Red, White and Royal Blue is full of memorable quotes, but there are 10 in particular that I definitely can't stop thinking about.

Cinemablend

Red, White & Royal Blue Made Me Feel All The Feelings (But Here Are The Main Ones)

Red, White and Royal Blue made me feel a lot of different feelings, but here are the main ones.

The Week

What daily life in Afghanistan looks like after two years under the Taliban

It has now been two years since the Taliban toppled the Afghan government after Western nations chaotically withdrew after a 20-year occupation.

The Independent UK

Panic attacks and malnutrition: Afghan family on what life is like in UK

Exclusive: Two years on from the Taliban takeover, one of the first Afghan families to arrive in the UK by small boat remains in Home Office limbo, as Nicola Kelly reports

The Guardian - UK

Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie audiobook review – women driven apart

The close friendship between two women from Karachi who are high flyers in London is put to the test when a figure from their past reappears

Al Jazeera

Man jailed for 55 years in US after ‘road rage’ killing of Muslim

Dustin Passarelli shot dead Afghan-American Mustafa Ayoubi by the side of the road after hurling racist abuse at him.

ABC News

Minding the gap

Carers of adults with complex disabilities say they don’t know where to turn to get crucial medical help for their loved ones — now a group of health professionals is taking matters into their own hands.

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