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First Person
What growing up Pakistani taught me about India and how those feelings changed in Canada
As a Pakistani, Zahra Khozema was brought up to see Indians as the enemy. After her family immigrated to Canada, she realized the two countries had more in common than she was led to believe and she began to see beyond the propaganda of hate.
I don't want to be seen as pushy. But as a brown woman, I've had to learn to ask for what I deserve
Wanting to be a Karen is a loaded concept. As an anxious brown woman who avoids confrontation, being a Karen for Zahra Khozema means standing up for herself.
Opinion
Protests in Iran aren't about the hijab. They're about policing women's bodies
Whether it's Iranian women chanting for their freedom not to wear the hijab or women here fighting for control over their reproductive systems, the demands ultimately echo one sentiment: that a woman has the right to control her own body.
Photos
How anti-Brexit street art in London's east end is sparking conversation — on walls
Brick Lane has long been a must-see tourist site in London's east end, home to the city's thriving street art scene. But as the Brexit deadline looms, new murals and paste-ups appear on its walls daily — and it's incubating discussion about the U.K.'s escalating political climate.