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One rebel fighter holds his weapon as he stands next to a pickup truck; two other fighters are in the back of the pickup with a large weapon.

One rebel fighter holds his weapon as he stands next to a pickup truck; two other fighters are in the back of the pickup with a large weapon.

Syrian minorities wary of HTS's promises of inclusivity

Syrian minorities wary of HTS's promises of inclusivity

HTS has promised to respect Syria's diversity, but some minority groups remain skeptical.

Picture of a collection of old and handwritten letters.

Picture of a collection of old and handwritten letters.

Einstein: Letters reveal legendary scientist's love of women

Einstein: Letters reveal legendary scientist's love of women

Albert Einstein loved life — and women. Letters that are now being auctioned at Christie's bear witness to this.

Kogi people walk with cows in the mountains.

Kogi people walk with cows in the mountains.

Germany returns ritual items to Colombia's Kogi

Germany returns ritual items to Colombia's Kogi

Three sacred items held in Berlin collections are going home. A look at the collaboration behind restitution.

EP6 Namibia Remembering the genocide, looking to the future 3

EP6 Namibia Remembering the genocide, looking to the future 3

Keeping traditions alive and history near

Keeping traditions alive and history near

Today Namibian women are at the forefront of raising awareness about Germany's colonial-era atrocities.

EP6 Namibia Remembering the genocide, looking to the future

EP6 Namibia Remembering the genocide, looking to the future

Remembering the genocide, looking to the future

Remembering the genocide, looking to the future

Despite successive, repressive regimes, Namibian women remain at the forefront of keeping traditions and history alive.

A woman with shoulder-length hair in a black coat, standing in a park, looking contemplative

A woman with shoulder-length hair in a black coat, standing in a park, looking contemplative

Turkey sees dramatic rise in femicides

Turkey sees dramatic rise in femicides

With deadly violence against women and girls on the rise, Turkish aid groups say offenders must face harsher punishment.

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Female worker sews jeans at the Emba convection factory in Malang, East Java, Indonesia

Female worker sews jeans at the Emba convection factory in Malang, East Java, Indonesia

Women in Indonesia's textile industry seek more rights

Unrealistic targets and power imbalances lead to daily, often unnoticed, struggles for many female workers.

Men wear masks and traditional costumes as part of the Klaasohm festival on the German island of Borkum.

Men wear masks and traditional costumes as part of the Klaasohm festival on the German island of Borkum.

German island to end ritual of spanking women with cow horn

The North Sea island of Borkum will stop a holiday tradition, in which men hit women on the buttocks with a cow horn.

Lea Schüller playing for Germany against Switzerland

Lea Schüller playing for Germany against Switzerland

Patriarchy a problem in German sports

At a time of year when a focus on stopping violence against women is sharp, women in German sport have spoken out.

Demonstration banner calling for the abolition of paragraph 218

Demonstration banner calling for the abolition of paragraph 218

Abortion in Germany: Preelection push for liberalization

A cross-party initiative wants to decriminalize abortion in the early stage of pregnancy. But conservatives are opposed.

Nazima Khairzad in her element in the mountains

Nazima Khairzad in her element in the mountains

Afghanistan refugees in Germany: 'Sport is freedom'

Athletes Nazima and Nazira Khairzad fled Afghanistan — now they are trying to help their countrywomen.

Protesters holding up a banner reading 'Femicide is no singular incident'

Protesters holding up a banner reading 'Femicide is no singular incident'

Germany records rise in violence against women

A woman is killed by a partner or ex-partner every two days in Germany. Activists say the state fails to fight femicide.

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