My country's problem with menstruation
By Anisha Bhavnani, Special to CNN
She was shamed for having her period, and now one 18-year-old woman is calling out India for its menstruation taboo.
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My mother deserved to die with dignity
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I'm a feminist and I converted to Islam
Theresa Corbin, Special to CNNI am a Muslim, but I wasn't always. I converted to Islam in November 2001, two months after 9/11.
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I was an accomplice to my brother's suicide
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A divided Ukraine? Think again
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