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Street Girls and the Female Stuff: On Toilets, Periods and Sanitary Towels
I always try to hold my pee until I go home. Not just in Cairo,…
I’m Nine Years Old and My Stepfather Raped Me!
“A faraway place… where there are no people, only the sea and trees. Where people…
Street Children, Disability and Prostitution for Survival
It was my third visit to the shelter. There was a happy atmosphere today which…
“she held her for him in the bath and watched the drugged father pour boiling water from the kettle over the little tender skin until it burnt”
She was only 5 years old at the time and her little legs weren’t long…
Why Farah Ran to the Window and Threw Herself from the Fourth Floor!
This is for Farah, whose incredible courage and strength remain unmatched in my mind. One…
Taghreed & the Dream of Citizenship
There was no mistaking the horror this six year old girl was experiencing. Nothing more…
Street Children and the Girls who were once loved by God
“Go say hello quickly and bend down to kiss her hand, she’s one of the…