Kenyan elderly women learn to defend themselves against sexual attack
In the alleyways of a Korogocho slum in Kenya, 15 women, many of them grandmothers, have enrolled in twice-a-week taekwondo classes at a...
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Kate Moseley
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Bristol's 'Steppin Sistas' are going the extra mile to raise money for BAME Mental Health Charity
As Nilaari does a lot of important work for BAME communities in Bristol, the group felt it was important to give back
Shamimah Leara
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Does Black and Minority Mental health approach need a different direction?
Older South Asian women are an at-risk group for suicide, black men are more likely to experience psychosis
Shubhangi Dua
- 9 min
Bon Appétit with Nutritiously and Culturally Rich Plant Based Recipes
Shubhangi Dua explores cultural plant based recipes that are nutritionally rich and easy to make at home for happier healthier lifestyle
Urban Kapital
- 1 min
Breastfeeding: how 14 Black Women empower motherhood
Is there anything more natural than breastfeeding? Breastfeeding celebrates motherhood and shows how nature does not know any racial...
Urban Kapital
- 3 min
Women face social stigmas and sex assaults in Egypt, calling for change
When dozens of Egyptians began posting accounts of sexual assault on social media last month, activists sensed a “#MeToo” moment in a...
Urban Kapital
- 2 min
Gender-diverse community is more likely to be autistic, Cambridge analysis says
Transgender and gender-diverse adults are three to six times more likely as cisgender adults (individuals whose gender identity...
Urban Kapital
- 5 min
To what extent is Food Advertising changing habits in the UK?
Today people in the UK are more and more exposed to subliminal inputs that constantly influence their choices regarding eating habits,...
Urban Kapital
- 4 min
Ethnic diversity bodies in a White world
We live in a world driven towards health. We are pushed by the threat of obesity on the one hand and the lured by the media towards the...
Kia Fullerton
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Places of worship in England are to reopen on June 15
Their contribution to the common good of our country is clear, as places of solace
Urban Kapital
- 3 min
Finally! Man held over forcing daughters to undergo FGM in Tanzania
I have been following the Female Genital Mutilation crime for quite some time now, trying to do my best to promote, support, and talk...
Urban Kapital
- 6 min
Kenya: Adolescent women left behind as more married women access contraception
It was only when a 17-year-old named Eva Muigai was in her final trimester that her family discovered she was pregnant. Muigai, a form...
Urban Kapital
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Rwanda: 50 women released from jail for having abortions
Rwanda is about to release 50 women who were jailed for having abortions after a personal pardon issued by the country’s president, Paul...
Urban Kapital
- 2 min
Kenya: positive results after identification of the microbe that can curtail transmission of Malaria
A recent discovery of a microbe that assists in blocking the transmission of malaria parasites may reduce the chances of infections. The...
Urban Kapital
- 7 min
Discussing female genital mutilation. An interview with Paola Magni to fight FMG
Worldwide, 200 million women and girls have undergone FGM. Among the victims, 44 million are girls up to 14 years old, and 3.9 million...
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National Women’s Check-up Day: Highlighting the need to push health check-ups amongst women
Landing on the second Monday of May, this national day focuses on the importance of regular routine visits for women.
Marceline Powell
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Have you ever heard of Vitamin D Deficiency?
Author: Chiara Rambaldi In Britain, the number of people hospitalised due to vitamin D deficiency rises every day. This deficiency is...