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Former Afghan women's soccer captain Khalida Popal had always used her voice to encourage young women ‘to be bold, to be visible.’ But now, she has a different message for players: delete social media, erase your public identity and burn your uniforms https://t.co/VqlioYYhky pic.twitter.com/1RFk6KR6Rq
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 19, 2021
@amistillhere hi i’m back 🙂 #fyp #foryoupage #queerdesi #desiqueertok #queermuslim #muslimrepresentation #muslimwomen #pocrepresentation #weareladyparts #punkband
https://twitter.com/DGlaucomflecken/status/1429551102869921793
@misspunnypennie
Rye Lane in Peckham London just before WW1.
For anyone who knows the area, we are looking down Rye Lane towards Peckham High Street. The ladies in white are selling silk roses in aid of Alexander Rose Day, which launched in June 1912, so this could possibly be that year. pic.twitter.com/tgUKcA5w7t
— Historygirl (@janeyellene) August 22, 2021
@christinaaaaaaanp
Nearly 20 years later, as the founder of the only all-girls boarding school in Afghanistan, I’m burning my students’ records not to erase them, but to protect them and their families.
2/6 pic.twitter.com/JErbZCSPuC— Shabana Basij-Rasikh (@sbasijrasikh) August 20, 2021
https://twitter.com/mhdksafa/status/1428946935155765248
@elliemedhurst The lesbian history of violets! Read more at dressingdykes.com 💜 #lesbianfashion #lesbianhistory #queerhistory #lesbiansoftiktok🏳️🌈 #sappho
https://twitter.com/Hullsisters/status/1428711345541767175
@orlagartland I played my new song ‘you’re not special, babe’ with my best friends. 🥲 #newmusic #studio #songwriter #indieartist
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeed/status/1428699595283091466
@america_is_the_bad_place #americaisthebadplace #America #USA #universalhealthcare #maternityleave #paternityleave #healthinsurance
In one photo. pic.twitter.com/vYatHJZ6q1
— Pierre Friedlingstein (@PFriedling) July 15, 2021
"We want our rights back! The right that Islam has given us! The right that the law has given us."
Women are protesting for their rights against the Taliban in front of the ARG palace in Kabul.#WomenPower
Video: Maryam Sama pic.twitter.com/XHdFucbGuU— Haanya Malik (@MalikHaanya) August 17, 2021
@stage_door_johnny Thanks to @spudnz for the inspo #EnglishIsWeird #EnglishMakesNoSense #EnglishLanguage #Homophones #Linguistics #LinguisticsJoke
https://twitter.com/BBCLookNorth/status/1427322765367934976
'No one cares about us': Afghan girl films emotional video as Taliban seize power pic.twitter.com/s7bdJvaecQ
— The Independent (@Independent) August 16, 2021
@benjy_lookbook How to compliment black hair without causing offence🤎 #learnontiktok #ally #allyship #microaggression #microaggressions101 #inclusion #fyp
A cathedral of light – Liverpool Street station, London, 1952 by Harry Todd. pic.twitter.com/35x9uxPO7z
— Davenant 📸 (@MarcDavenant) August 16, 2021
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