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      Shelina Janmohamed

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      Standing on Mount Kilimanjaro, the roof of Africa, would have been impossible with children - the ultimate party-poopers / Getty
      Travelling with children is an experience itself

      Having little ones means having to rethink adventurous travel, writes Shelina Janmohamed

      CommentNovember 23, 2017
      Stop working, the robot's got it covered. Reuters
      Artificial intelligence should transform our lives, not reduce women to robots

      Why do so many artificial intelligence gadgets have female personas? Shelina Janmohamed asks if we feel more comfortable bossing them around

      OpinionNovember 16, 2017
      An effigy of film producer Harvey Weinstein is burned during a fireworks display in England. Jack Taylor / Getty Images
      Stop making #MeToo about men. It’s about women.

      Shelina Janmohamed calls out men for wanting to dominate the discussion on harassment

      CommentNovember 08, 2017
      A woman uses her smartphone. Veejay Villafranca / Bloomberg
      This weekend, put down your smartphone and listen to a loved one

      Shelina Janmohamed writes on the fragility of life and the importance of preserving precious oral histories

      CommentNovember 02, 2017
      White nationalists rally in Charlottesville earlier this year. Reuters
      How racism and discrimination are meted out daily in the West

      Shelina Janmohamed asks the question: are you a racist?

      CommentOctober 25, 2017
      Too much expectation and judgement is placed upon mothers, writes Shelina Janmohamed. Getty Images
      There’s no such thing as a perfect mother ... and I've given up trying

      Too much self-scrutiny sucks the joy out of motherhood, writes Shelina Janmohamed

      CommentOctober 19, 2017
      This is what happened when I challenged a cyber-stalker

      Shelina Janmohamed was surprised by the comments she received when she talked back to a male predator

      OpinionOctober 09, 2017
      A man looks at Spanish artist Pablo Picasso's painting, Guernica at Reina Sofia museum in Madrid. AFP Photo
      How I turned to art to understand the world we live in

      Works of art are a means of social commentary and form of release, writes Shelina Janmohamed

      OpinionOctober 05, 2017
      Only through exposing such behaviour can things change. Getty Images
      This is what happened when I challenged a cyberstalker

      Shelina Janmohamed on the surprising reactions she received when she named and shamed an online predator

      OpinionSeptember 27, 2017
      A Rohingya refugee carries bamboo for making a temporary shelter at a camp in Bangladesh. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
      In today's world, borders guarantee neither safety nor security

      What does a trade agreement between Myanmar and Bangladesh tell us about modern life? Quite a lot, writes Shelina Janmohamed

      OpinionSeptember 20, 2017
      Viceroy's House depicts the last days of the British Raj. Courtesy Bend It Films
      Historical dramas can trigger and enlighten our consciousness

      Lets use human escapism to our advantage, argues Shelina Janmohamed

      OpinionSeptember 14, 2017
      A Rohingya man cries as he prays during a protest condemning Myanmar's government violence on his people. Fazry Ismail / EPA
      Why does the world do nothing for the Rohingya?

      If we don’t act, history will ask us what we did to stop the genocide, writes Shelina Janmohamed

      OpinionSeptember 06, 2017
      Patrick Mouratoglou, who began coaching Serena Williams in 2012, went on to say that offering advice to the 36-year-old American during matches could also stop her doing what she does best - turn matches around. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / AFP
      There is no excuse for the global problem of unequal pay for equal work

      According to the World Economic Forum it will take 170 years to close the gender pay gap

      OpinionAugust 03, 2017
      August, or the 'silly season' for news, is a often a welcome respite from the hard and political news cycle.
      I long for the August silly season, so I can rejuvenate myself

      It’s the only time of the year when I can take a much-needed breather from the frenetic pace of news

      CommentJuly 26, 2017
      Only the prince could wake Aurora up from the spell she was under. Photo courtesy of Disney
      Women must stop being portrayed as damsels in distress on the big screen

      It's time the story line changed to give real life figures a chance to break free from damaging preconceptions

      OpinionJuly 19, 2017
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