The first time Christy Turlington-Burns, Dr. Rebekah Gee, Jennie Joseph and I got to share the stage together was earlier this year at SXSW in Austin, Texas. The four of us clicked instantly and though Christy had worked with each of us individually, SXSW was the first time we all met. It was so powerful […]
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It was such a powerful and beautiful evening in Manhattan, New York honoring trailblazing feminists such as Abigail Disney, Patricia Viseur Sellers, and Tina Tchen at the inaugural Global Justice Awards. Not only was it an honor to emcee the event, but I am so lucky that I got to share the evening with my mom who was visiting
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I never imagined I could die giving birth in America, but I almost did. These were the words I wrote for an article in Women in the World four years ago, but this Mother’s Day, MSNBC featured myself and my piece to raise awareness about America’s rising maternal morality rate. Watch here:
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It’s always wonderful to return to PBS’ To The Contrary because it was this iconic show that I made my US TV debut on in 2013. This week we talked about the harmful impact of US foreign policies, such as the Global Gag Rule (GGR), on the health and lives of women and girls around
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Such a large part of my early career was spent as an activist & feminist policy analyst on women’s health & rights. So it was so powerful and meaningful to return to my professional roots as moderator of Every Mother Counts’ “Giving Birth In America” panel at SXSW in Austin, Texas. The five-part documentary series,
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Reflecting back on the year and looking through images on my phone, I can’t believe how much happened this year. In many ways 2018 was fantastic, but it was also overwhelming especially for those of us who work in news, and consume it for a living. #MeToo, US Supreme Court Judge Kavanaugh, #TimesUp, migrant children
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*This Article Of Mine Is Published On CNN.* Bill Cosby’s legal team attempted to use “Rape Culture 101” tactics to discredit his accuser in court, but the guilty verdict handed down Thursday demonstrates that the days of blaming women for the sexual violence and crimes of famous men are coming to a close. And the
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My long-time readers know how much of an impact my mother, Tasmima Hossain’s work and passions have influenced me. But perhaps what many of you do not know is that I spent a lot of time growing up at her magazine, Anannya’s offices as a little girl in Bangladesh. So suffice to say it was a
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*This article of mine is published on CNN.* Women pressuring T.J. Shope, a Republican Arizona state representative, to push forward a bill that would provide free and unlimited feminine hygiene products to female inmates in Arizona’s state prison are sending him — what else? — tampons and pads. The bill, introduced by Rep. Athena Salman,
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As the White House went into damage control to try to desperately spin the fall-out from the Rob Porter being a wife-beater scandal, I went on CNN to ask why is the president unable to denounce violence against women? The answer is simple and very sad: Because Donald Trump himself is a serial abuser of
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