A bleak reminder of the dire situation for Afghan women and girls. The latest Taliban crackdown? Reportedly suspending women from midwife and nurse training. This would effectively cut off a woman’s last route to further education in the country. It is a vital role as male medics are not allowed to treat a woman unless a male guardian is present. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

Ethnic cleansing is unfolding in northern Gaza. We are witnessing an intensification and acceleration of military tactics previously used by the Israeli military throughout the Strip, this time aimed at enforcing large-scale displacement from the north. Analysis of Israeli ground operations reveals a new military corridor slicing through the fabric of northern Gaza from east to west, further isolating northern Gaza from the rest of the Strip. Meanwhile, hospitals in Jabalia are under attack once again, some for the third time, and aid remains obstructed, exacerbating an engineered famine. gaza.forensic-architecture.o…

Today is equal pay day - the day when women effectively stop getting paid because of the gender pay gap. At current rates it will take 16 years to close this gap. The employee rights bill is vital for women’s pay and equality: ✅ Day 1 rights against unfair dismissal, sick pay & parental leave ✅ Day 1 flexible working rights ✅ Extended redundancy and unfair dismissal protections for pregnant and new parents ✅ Ban zero-hours contracts

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The Taliban has banned women from speaking to one another. Khalid Hanafi, Taliban’s minister for virtue and vice, declared it forbidden for adult women to let their voices be heard by other women, further restricting existing bans on speaking and showing their faces in public.

RT @MosabAbuToha: Even more devastating is this: a few minutes ago, the Israeli tanks fired a shell at the oxygen station at the Kamal Odwa…

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1124 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. It is the only country in the world with such restrictions on girls’ access to secondary school and women’s access to university. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

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Important October Dates. 1 Coffee Day 1 Vegetarian Day 4 Vodka Day 5 Smile Day 6 Badger Day 9 Post Day 11 Egg Day 13 Skeptics Day 13 Yorkshire Pudding Day 16 Dictionary Day 17 Pasta Day 20 Sloth Day 29 Hermit Day 31 The Clocks Go Back

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My dad is on a mission to combat climate change through bee farming. With his expert craftsmanship,he's building bee hives that provide a nurturing environment for these important pollinators. His efforts are helping to protect bee populations & sustainability of the environment.

"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall." Oscar Wilde

Spent a chunk of my birthday yesterday at an emergency dental appointment (lol, my age literally doing its thing there) so am making up for it today 😎🌞🏊 happy!

New DEBORAH LEVY — preparing for press — Cover by @ChrisBentham89. Photograph by Agnès Varda. Originally published in France by @ed_sous_sol Coming this November —

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Update: The Death toll in #Gaza so far is 46500 including 16550 children, 11200 women, and 91400 injured. According to our @EuroMedHR’s latest statistics. Notes 📝 -The dead number includes approximately 8500 Palestinians under rubble. -More than 90% of the dead are civilians.

These two absolute legends. theguardian.com/commentisfre…