At just five years old, Najaf was burned by her father in her sleep. He didn’t want another girl in the family. She’s now blind and lives with her relatives, as both of her parents abandoned her after the attack. She’s had 15 reconstructive surgeries so far. Pakistani women pose for a powerful and tough-to-look-at […]

An 11 year old girl was gang raped by a pack of up to 18 males, ranging in age from those in middle school to a man of 27, in Texas last year. According to the New York Times the crime was reported when an elementary school child known to the victim, showed photographs and […]

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It doesn’t mean you have to go bake a cake or take a day off or anything, but it’s important to know, especially if you or someone you know has been a victim of domestic violence.