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Menstruation Stigma Isolates Young Afghan Girls

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Free Women Writers

  Masooma H. Many girls in our community feel alone and depressed when they reach puberty. Suddenly girls who enjoyed…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan teenage girls, Afghan Women, Afghan women articles, Period, Stigma, Taboo, Women in Afghanistan

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