15 year old Tuba, is from Patna, Bihar – Eastern state of India. In September 2012, she suffered from an horrific acid attack. I have never met someone who has had acid thrown on them and meeting her touched my heart in a profound way. I was filming in India Read more…
Last December, India witnessed an unprecedented case of 23-year old Jyoti, fatally gang raped by six men in the capital, New Delhi, after a night out at the cinema with a male friend. The harrowing details of Jyoti’s ordeal were every girl’s worst nightmare and her death sent shock waves Read more…
Being a girl can be tough. Let’s face it! When I visited an all girls orphanage in Patiala, in the northern state of India, Punjab, I realized how lucky I am. I was there to film for a BBC Three documentary I presented, India: A Dangerous Place To Be A Woman. As a Read more…
n a highly controversial debate, Britain is deciding whether to ban women wearing the full-face niqab veil in public. The debate sparked by Lib Dem Minister, Jeremy Browne came after a judge ordered a Muslim woman standing trial to remove her niqab whilst giving evidence, so that he could ascertain Read more…
