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Bacha Bazi: The invisible sex slaves of Afghanistan
By Athena Ives 31 October, 2021 In 2018, a report was released by the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR)...
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These are NOT Child Brides
By Athena Ives October 30, 2021 Prior to the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, the U.S. State Department’s 2021 Trafficking in...
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Afghan Women Fight for Their Lives
By: Athena Ives This was a research paper I wrote as part of my work in the US Marine Corps. I have not only studied the horrific...
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Lioness Warriors
Until 2013, women were not allowed to serve in ground combat units, but due to the necessity for women in these units, the military...
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Lozen Apache Warrior
Lozen was a female warrior of the Chiricahua Apaches (known also as the Members or Warm Springs Apache) who lived during the 19th...
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Viking Shield Maiden Lagertha
DNA finally proves that female Viking warriors, like Lagertha, existed. In the 1880s, a massive gravesite was found in the Swedish town...
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Pirate Queen of Ireland Grace O'Malley
Vilified by her English adversaries as ‘a woman who hath imprudently passed the part of womanhood’, Grace O’Malley was ignored by...