Latest articles by Abigail Haworth
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The Global Fight for Black Lives
America didn't invent racism, but we do have a particularly egregious system of it woven into our country's DNA. Repeated instances of flagrant injustice within our borders have galvanized a new civil rights movement here—and around the world. These are just some of the women leading the fight in their part of the globe.
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The Great Escape
Amid a rash of women fleeing oppressive families in the middle east, the case of Princess Latifa, who has tried to run away twice, has been splashed across headlines around the world. In exclusive interviews with her friends and family, Marie Claire goes behind the scenes of her last attempt and their fight to #FreeLatifa.
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The Lost Daughters of Salerno
The news cycle moved on, but the town that became the final resting place for 26 migrant women has not forgotten them.
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Nnedi Okorafor’s barrier-breaking African superheroines are coming to HBO.
Nigerian American novelist and comic book author Nnedi Okorafor is working on a 'Black Panther' spin-off, and adaptation of her book 'Who Fears Death' with 'Game of Thrones' creator George R. R. Martin for HBO, and has a new memoir 'Broken Places & Outer Spaces' out this month.
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Hail to the Chief
In Malawi, one in two girls is subject to arranged marriage before the age of 18. As a high-ranking woman in a man's world, Chief Theresa Kachindamoto is on a mission to empower girls.
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Subversion by Satellite: This All-Female Talk Show Is Making Waves in Iran
Meet the women talking taboos in Tehran.
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Meet the Teenagers Who Went Undercover to Bust a Sex-Trafficking Ring in India
Not your usual extracurricular activity.
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Dial-a-Fatwa: This Female Hotline Answers Women's Questions About Islam
"Our basic message to Muslim women is that they often have much more power and freedom than they think."
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The Lady Detectives of Delhi
A growing group of unlikely spies emerges in India.
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The One-Woman Syrian Rescue Mission
As the migrant crisis continues to swell in Europe, many refugees put their faith in Moroccan-Italian activist Nawal Soufi.
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My Mom and I Share the Same Husband
A mother and daughter having sex with the same man may sound hard to believe, but it's a necessity for women in one Bangladeshi tribe. Not that they're thrilled about it.
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And Then They Were Gone: What Life Has Been Like for the Women Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Left Behind
A year ago this month, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared without a trace en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, leaving the fate of the 239 people on board unknown. With a much-criticized investigation and conspiracy theories swirling, their loved ones had nowhere else to turn but to one another.
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"If They Capture Me, They Will Execute Me at Once": Meet the Iraqi Woman Standing Up to ISIS
The Islamic State is waging a genocidal war on the Yazidi people—kidnapping, raping, and killing those who do not submit to its extremist ideals. Iraqi politician Vian Dakhil's efforts to stand in the way have made her a prime target. Abigail Haworth accompanies her to the front lines on her mission to help free women and girls, and lobby for her people before the world.
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Naheed Farid Talks Women's Rights, Afghanistan Presidential Election
One politician wages a campaign for greater women's rights.
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South Sudan: Band of Sisters
With this month marking South Sudan's third anniversary as the world's newest nation, we talk to model NYKHOR PAUL about her campaign to bring peace to the war-ravaged country she once called home
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My Mom Sold My Virginity
Inside Cambodia's highly secretive upmarket virgin trade.
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Double Trouble: Girls in Major Humanitarian Emergencies Face Increased Risks
Typhoon Haiyan dealt a one-two punch to young women in the Philippines
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Filter: She's Out on Patrol
One year after the death of a New Delhi student in a brutal gang rape, India's women are striking back. But is vigilante-style action the solution?
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Party to the Death
Looking for adrenaline, hordes of American students and recent grads are descending on the world's latest party capital, Vang Vieng, Laos, and dying for a good time.
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The Divorce Toilet
Women in Japan are praying to the porcelain god, but it has nothing to do with booze
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The Ax Factor: Reality TV Crackdowns
Why Communist China is pulling the plug on the country's tasteless reality fare.
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The World's Best Country for Women
If you want to be happy, healthy, and powerful, you might consider packing your bags and moving to a picturesque country on the other side of the Atlantic. According to a new report, Sweden tops out as the #1 place for women to live. Is it the year-long maternity leave? The chance to date four men at once? The unisex public bathrooms? (Ewww!)
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Forced to Be Fat
In Mauritania, young girls are brutally force-fed a diet of up to 16,000 calories a day—more than four times that of a male bodybuilder—to prepare them for marriage.
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Why Women Want Viking Sperm
Future mothers the world over are seeking babies with Danish DNA.
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Breaking China's One-Child Law
In an unprecedented crackdown, Chinese officials set out to sterilize 10,000 women — by jailing their relatives until the women submitted.
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Women Who Force Their Husbands to Cheat
In search of bigger divorce settlements, some Japanese women are tricking their husbands into affairs.
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Saudi Cleric Advocates Breastfeeding—for Grown Men
In Saudi Arabia, it's illegal for women to socialize with men, but a proposed law in the Arab kingdom would create a legal way for women and men to mingle by—brace yourself—breastfeeding.
