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In the hills of Cox’s Bazar, inside a shelter pieced together with bamboo and tarpaulin, Nur Haba unwraps a bundle of keepsakes. At its center is a faded photograph of Mariam. “She was shot dead in front of me,” Nur says quietly. The picture is one of the few belongings she salvaged from their home in Myanmar’s Rakhine State before, she recalls, soldiers torched it and the family fled. In the chaos of escape, as they waded across a river, her two-year-old son, Mohammed, was swept away and drowned. For the Rohingya—described…

In the homely setting of Rebecca Cheptegei's family in Kenya, the memories of her love for chickens linger on the walls, alongside a darker tale of violence and loss. Cheptegei, a celebrated athlete who once charmed her family with her laughter, tragically fell victim to femicide—an atrocious act deeply etched in the lives of Kenyan female athletes today. Rebecca's mother, Agnes, recalls her daughter's vibrant presence, "You always knew when she was home." However, beneath her joy lay a grim reality. In 2022, after…

Soreti is one of the large crowd estimated at between 175,000 and 200,000 foreign domestic workers residing in Lebanon, predominantly women. A 2019 report by Amnesty International, referencing the Ministry of Labour, highlighted that Ethiopian women made up at least 75% of this group. Their journey to Lebanon began in the 1980s and gained momentum after the civil war ended, with a surge in migration during the 1990s and 2000s. Most are employed in low-paying jobs as live-in caregivers, sending financial aid back home to…