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What is structural violence?

Structural violence is seemingly invisible. But its tentacles have invaded every part of many people’s lives, thoughts, experiences and expectations, shaping them in ways they don’t even realise.

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Communities of cross-feeders

A desire to help leads some women to “cross-feed” – breastfeed other parents’ babies for free. Alev Scott delves into the emotions behind this altruistic act.

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The evil eye and social anxiety

The ‘look’ of the evil eye is believed to bring bad luck, illness or even death. This ancient curse might be deliberate, inflicted with an envious glare, or it could be accidental, the result of undue attention or excessive praise.

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Surviving grief when discussing death is off limits

When Iqra Choudhry’s dad died, she lost her words. Here she explains how finding a way to talk and write about loss has been essential for surviving it.

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  • Muslims praying to Mecca. Engraving after W.J. Muller.
  • Festival of Muḥarram: Muslims mourning the martyrdom of Imam Husayn. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • An Indian sculpture of a couple embracing; representing the need for safe sex to protect Asians and Muslims against AIDS. Colour lithograph.
  • Four Muslims carrying a coffin for burial at the mosque preceded by two men reading from a holy book. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • An Indian Muslim priest; left, his wife. Gouache painting.
  • An Indian Muslim perfume seller and his wife. Gouache painting.
  • Peking, Pechili province, China: a Muslim butcher. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Peking, Pechili province, China: a Muslim butcher. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • A Muslim priest holding prayer beads. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A mullah (Muslim scholar) reading a book. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
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