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Tradition and superstition are hurting opportunity for widows, writes Amit Jain, 26, a Correspondent from Pune, India, who argues that access to education will allow widows to support themselves and their families.  Many scholars, leaders and famous personalities have said, “Knowledge is Power”. Yes, indeed knowledge is power, which can unleash a lot of possibilities …

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Africa is often depicted as a needy “dark continent” characterised by primeval irrationality, tribal anarchy, civil war, political instability, flagrant corruption, incompetent leadership, famine and starvation, and rampant disease, writes Lonjezo Idrissa, a 22-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Zomba, Malawi. How could a Hollywood blockbuster help change these negative stereotypes? Since most people in the United …

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