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May 9, 2024 | service95.com | Pia Brynteson |Ruchi Kumar |Maria Padget |Olivia McCrea-Hedley

Photography by Zahra and Manizha Abbasi Afghanistan, Social Justice & Activism, Arts & Culture | By Zahra and Manizha Abbasi want to tell their story: of two sisters who were forced to leave their home following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021. Now in Germany, the pair use photography and art to depict life under Taliban rule – sharing their images with the world to ensure Afghan women’s voices can still be heard.

Apr 25, 2024 | service95.com | Iona Craig |Maria Padget |Olivia McCrea-Hedley

Taiz, Yemen, Alamy Yemen, Social Justice & Activism, Human Rights | By On 30 September 2000, a Palestinian cameraman captured the defining image of the Second Intifada in Gaza: Jamal al-Durrah crouching against a wall shielding his 12-year-old son Muhammed from bullets as the boy screamed in terror. The footage caught the moment Muhammed was killed, his body lying limp in his father’s lap. The video was viewed by millions. Among those who saw it was 41-year-old Yemeni Husayn al-Houthi.

Apr 25, 2024 | service95.com | Maria Padget |Iona Craig |Olivia McCrea-Hedley

This Is Us, Somaya Samawi Yemen, Social Justice & Activism, Human Rights, List | By Organisations On The Ground To Support In Yemen After years of war, two-thirds of the population of Yemen rely on aid to survive. The following organisations are providing humanitarian relief. Muslim Hands – Yemen is already one of the most water-scarce countries in the world, the devastation of war has left over 18 million people without safe water and sanitation.

Apr 25, 2024 | service95.com | Noa Avishag Schnall |Maria Padget |Olivia McCrea-Hedley

Ammar Alqamash Yemen, Social Justice & Activism, TV & Film, People | By “A big part of my attempt to spotlight Yemeni stories is selfish,” says Shaima Al Tamimi. “It came from my starting point that lacked connection and knowledge about our personal histories and not knowing how we ended up here. I felt the need to delve into why this had to be our destiny.

Feb 1, 2024 | service95.com | Ruchi Kumar |Maria Padget |Olivia McCrea-Hedley

© Ghazal Farkhari, Rasmorawaj Social Justice & Activism, Human Rights | By The winter chill had already descended on Kandahar, a province in the south of Afghanistan, when Pashtana Durrani crossed into her home country in late December 2023. Durrani is a hunted woman; wanted by the Taliban for defying their many bans on women. But on this day, covered head-to-toe in the traditional burqa – a requirement mandated by the Taliban – she is able to slip past the many checkpoints undetected.