What’s Current: Afghan public universities reopen with sex-segregated classes

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  • Major public universities in Afghanistan reopen with sex-segregated classes, with significantly less women returning to their studies six months after the Taliban seized power.
  • Over 20 academics sign a letter accusing Cardiff University of failing to protect lecturers who were allegedly harassed by transgender activists after asking Cardiff to reconsider its participation in a diversity scheme ran by LGBT lobby organization Stonewall.
  • New NHS data reveals mental health referrals for new, expecting, and bereaved mothers jumped by 40 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Doctors in Lebanon warn about a “wave” of unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and STI’s as the country’s economic crisis causes the price of contraceptives to skyrocket.
Meghan McCarty

Meghan McCarty is an undergraduate student and aspiring journalist living in the United States.