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Women are always under scrutiny for how they dress, whether they cover up too much or too little, dress too sexy, or not sexily enough. But the issue really heats up when it comes to Muslim women’s garb.
Anthropologist Carol Mann deciphers how the simple hijab has caused global controversy over the past decade. It’s just another accessory that Muslim women can choose to wear (or not), she argues, to reinforce their identity and, in some places, challenge social norms.
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Carol Mann, Université Paris 8 – Vincennes Saint-Denis
The versatile, controversial piece of clothing has come to symbolise both the oppression of women and their empowerment.
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Environment + Energy
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Robert Blasiak, Stockholm University; Jeremy Pittman, University of Waterloo
A new study finds that even in best-case scenarios, the fishing communities most hurt by climate change are on small island nations such as Kiribati, the Solomon Islands and the Maldives.
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Arts + Culture
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Diana Cooper-Richet, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines – Université Paris-Saclay
While people from many nations have chosen to make their home in France, the British were among the first and remain the most numerous.
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Politics + Society
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Brendan F.D. Barrett, RMIT University; Marco Amati, RMIT University
Tokyo has experienced extraordinary population growth but is among the world's most liveable cities. Just how has it managed the pressures of growth?
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Science + Technology
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Friederike Otto, University of Oxford; Maarten van Aalst, Columbia University
It's very easy to assume climate change causes droughts, but they are complex extreme events that result from a combination of drivers.
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