Masked gunmen fired shots outside our school this week
Minutes after my daughter arrived at her primary school, gun-toting assassins tried to kill a young father thereMy child goes to Woodford Green primary in Essex where a masked gunmen tried to gun down...
View ArticleHow my molar pregnancy became a life-changing event
At first I assumed it was a virus, and then that I was expecting another child. But the truth was far more disturbing – and the start of a long and emotionally taxing battleJust after Christmas, I was...
View ArticleWas Andy Murray's win really down to the number seven? You decide!
Winning on 7/7 after 77 years and born in 1987. The number keeps popping up around Wimbledon champion MurrayIt may be coincidence, luck or simply a catchy Facebook status update but Andy Murray's win...
View ArticleTyphoon Haiyan: is it the biggest storm ever?
Typhoons are hurricanes by another nameWhat is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?The name: in the Atlantic and the eastern Pacific Ocean, they are hurricanes. In the north-western...
View ArticleLet’s talk about miscarriage
Women and men often feel reluctant to discuss what is a distressing and bewildering - but far from rare - experience, writes Claire Daly in the run-up to International Baby Loss Awareness DayOne in...
View ArticleThe film that makes me cry: Midnight Cowboy
Bad luck follows Jon Voight’s man-boy hustler like a cloud, and the only kind of love he has ever known - with Dustin Hoffman’s Ratzo – doesn’t even last the filmI’m not one of those people who predict...
View Article'Education not mutilation' Ban Ki-moon tells UN FGM conference
‘Focus on Girls’ Minds’, UN general secretary tells New York eventEnd FGM: join the Guardian media campaignFGM should stand for Finally Girls Matter, or Focus on Girls’ Minds, the UN general secretary...
View ArticleTime 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list
US campaigner made Obama take action on female genital mutilation, and got practice banned in the GambiaAnti-FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh has been named one of the world’s most influential leaders by...
View ArticleFGM activist Jaha Dukureh honoured at Time 100 gala
Dukureh named among world’s 100 most influential figures along with likes of Caitlyn Jenner and Lewis HamiltonThe activist leading the Guardian’s campaign against FGM has been honoured at a gala event...
View ArticleThe sickening trend of medicalised FGM
Carrying out female genital mutilation under the guise of healthcare is a worrying development says charity 28 Too Many, as many countries move to ban the practice“I am living testament to the fact...
View ArticleSomali government pledges to fight FGM at first national forum
Attorney general Ahmed Ali Dahir calls for law to fight practice in country where 98% of females aged 15-49 have been cutThe Somali government has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicate female genital...
View ArticleNigeria: 20 million women and girls have undergone FGM
FGM most likely to take place on girls under five, says reportDespite ban last year, law is not being enforced consistentlyYoung population using social media to warn of dangersAbout 20 million women...
View Article'We got this': Africans call on western donors to trust them on FGM
More than 200 donors, policy makers and FGM experts joined senate minority leader Harry Reid at Washington DC summitA Kenyan expert pleaded with delegates at a US summit on female genital mutilation...
View ArticleWeekend reading: The second coming of Frida, and a legend at 70
Why Frida Kahlo never went out of fashion – just like the evergreen shows of Andrew Lloyd WebberAndrew Lloyd Webber at 70: how a ruthless perfectionist became Mr MusicalMichael Billington on how Lord...
View ArticleWeekend reading: paying the wrong people for slavery, and a French escape
Until 2015, UK taxpayers footed the bill for compensation to slave owners, plus the 10 best ways to see France by railSlavery: When will Britain face up to its crimes against humanityAfter the...
View ArticleWeekend reading: Instascams, Kendrick’s Pulitzer and Ariana’s grand return
This week we revealed how the cult of Jordan Belfort is gaining followers on Instagram, and from Beychella to Pulitzers we ask why it has taken so long for establishment recognition of black...
View ArticleTributes paid after Guardian journalist Simon Ricketts dies
Writer and subeditor who gained a large social media following had lived with cancer for several yearsColleagues and friends have paid tribute to the Guardian and Observer journalist Simon Ricketts,...
View ArticleScene stealer: how Game of Thrones put a spotlight on Antrim and Derry
With its mountain views and wild coasts, this far corner of Northern Ireland provides a spectacular backdrop to many of the show’s memorable momentsI was never one for a “swords and horses” TV series,...
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