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Confidently tattooed and unapologetically Muslim

'YES, I'm a fully tatted Muslim' — Kendyl Noor Aurora is a fully tattooed head-scarf wearing Muslim woman, and she isn't afraid to practice her faith while embracing her love of getting inked.

Written by: Khadija Ahmed

Activism

Pussy Riot are back with a song to celebrate the vagina

Patriarchy is boring — Russian punk activists Pussy Riot release a new song that hails the vagina in all it’s glory at a crucial time in global politics.

Written by: Ella Guthrie

Magazine

The photographer exposing misogyny's insidious roots

Fighting patriarchy — Indian storyteller Poulomi Basu is bringing violence against women out into the light, uncovering systemic injustice.

Written by: Poulomi Basu

Reportage

On the frontlines with the Kurdish female fighters beating back ISIS

Öcalan's Angels — Iraqi pro-government forces are making gains in the start of their large-scale operation to retake Mosul, the last major stronghold of the so-called Islamic State In eastern Syria. Fighting alongside the government forces are a Kurdish feminist army, but what’s driving young Kurdish women to take up arms, knowing they may never return? Magnum photographer Newsha Tavakolian went to find out for Huck's Defiance Issue.

Written by: Newsha Tavakolian

Photography

The photographer stripping away the stigma around the burkini

Going beneath the veil — Photographer Melina Papageorgiou’s Burkini series challenges how Muslim women are represented and the stereotypes perpetuated about the Middle East.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

Five things we've learned from women in comics

The pioneers who've blazed a trail in the name of freedom — The comic book industry may still have a long way to go in terms of equality, but women have been pushing the medium's boundaries since the very beginning.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Magazine

The all-female bike crews taking over our streets

Rebellious therapy — In 1896, women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony proclaimed the bicycle as the “greatest feminist technology of its time”. Now it's the motorbike's turn.

Written by: Max Gayler

Activism

The UK's next Prime Minister will be a woman, but this is no victory for feminism

From Where I Stand — In just a matter of months, there may well be women in the highest positions of public office on both sides of the Atlantic. Clinton's Presidential campaign looks set for victory, and the new Conservative Party leader in Britain will definitely be a woman too. But let's be clear, being a woman doesn't make you a progressive feminist, if your policies leave other women behind.

Written by: Maya Goodfellow

Outdoors

The all-female bike crew reclaiming the streets of East LA

Breaking the cycle — Cycling collective Ovarian Psycos are on a mission to take back the city in the name of sisterhood.

Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray

Music

Glastonbury 2016 will have its first ever women-only venue

A woman's revolutionary clubhouse — Glastonbury is set to launch its first woman only venue, when the UK’s largest music festival kicks off later this month. The Sisterhood champions itself as a space run by and for women, as reports of assault and harassment continue to rise. But do we need a safe space at such a politically aware festival?

Written by: Saoirse O'Leary

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