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How a 14-year-old took on political corruption in Egypt

Prodigy in protest — From standing on the frontlines at Tahrir Square to rallying against the patriarchy, Amal became a revolutionary when she was just a teenager. Now, her steely determination is being celebrated in a new film.

  • Activism
  • Hannah Clugston

The women kayaking 4,000km from London to the Black Sea

Across the continent — Kate Culverwell and Anna Blackwell are more than a month into a mammoth, continental expedition that will see them paddle a tandem kayak named Benji across Europe. As they set up temporary camp in Belgium, we speak to the adventurers about the trials and tribulations of their journey so far.

  • Outdoors
  • Rachael Healy

How women radicalised the world of self-publishing

Inside the revolution — For decades, women have been using independent zines to discuss the issues that matter to them – rejecting the mainstream media’s misogyny to take issues into their own hands. We talk to the most revolutionary publishers about what spurned them on.

  • Activism
  • Emma Finamore

Twisted portraits of sex, power and feminine desire

The story of O — In her new mixed media project The Story Of O, New York artist Natalie Frank examines the good, bad and ugly of women's erotic imaginations.

  • Art
  • Ione Gamble

Photos that flip the way we view sex, women and violence

The new LA noir — Pooling influence from Hollywood, old advertisements and porn, visual artist Camille Mariet uses explicit, bold photography to subvert sexist stereotypes.

  • Art
  • Ione Gamble

The radical history of vaginas in art & popular culture

Pussy power? — In her latest video for ‘PYNK’, released this week, Janelle Monae pays tribute to self-love, pink and ‘pussy power’. But are vagina depictions in modern visual culture really all that empowering? Polyester Editor Ione Gamble investigates.

  • Opinion
  • Ione Gamble

The woman turning beatboxing into a fierce political movement

Savage Grace — UK champion Grace Savage is turning the male-dominated beatboxing scene on its head, turning beats and lyrics into revolutionary new weaponry.

  • Music
  • Ben Smoke

Challenging the media’s portrayal of Asian women

Through art & photography — A new photography show, opening this week at Brisbane’s Metro Arts, confronts the tired cultural stereotypes surrounding east Asian womanhood.

  • Art
  • Cristiana Bedei

Hinds: ‘We didn’t even know what sexism was’

Girls to the front — The lo-fi punk four-piece are back with their long-awaited second album, I Don’t Run. We meet them to talk love, politics, and the lessons they’ve learned so far.

  • Music
  • Max Gayler

How to quit your job and make beer for a living

Tips from an all-female brewery — After learning to brew beer as a hobby, sisters Do and Tessel de Heij honed their skills to launch Gebrouwen door Vrouwen – Amsterdam’s first all-woman brewery. Here’s how they did it.

  • Culture
  • Tom Coggins

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