Tag: stereotypes

Egyptian filmmakers break taboos of conservative society

CAIRO: Filmmakers in Egypt are defying a largely conservative society with television series and movies that deal with modern relationships between men and women...

Indian girls work to shatter menstruation myths

MURBAD: Although it was believed to be bad luck, nothing happened. According to widely-held beliefs in India, menstruating women are impure and should not enter...

Iranian female skydiver to break down stereotypes

TEHRAN: For Iranian parachuting enthusiast Bahareh Sassani, skydiving is "a way to prove that women are just as capable as men" – a small...