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Announcing My Story "Standing Up" Awardees

For every edition of World Pulse Magazine, we ask you—our online community—to submit 400-word true stories on a chosen theme for our My Story department. … Read More»

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Dhaka to Kolkata, apathy rules

International airports are deemed to have better facilities and security than domestic airports, but where there are drunken louts from my city, Kolkata, on the prowl, no place is safe. … Read More»

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The Little Angel of Uruzgan left The Earth

In a nice place of Uruzgan a central province of Afghanistan, When a little beautiful girl was busy playing an interesting game with her friends near the home; a man came and asked her to do him a fa … Read More»

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Stand up to life and compassion to others

I met my husband in Sumatra Indonesia when volunteering on a project working with Orangutans and medicinal plants. … Read More»

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You also dealt with pain

She had a few friends and got good grades in primary school. She was born with teeth and sight that required, at some point, braces and glasses, at the same time. … Read More»

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Women Travel for Peace - Senegal: Women's Well Project

As our ferry approached the opposite shore of Senegal’s Soungrougrou River, the air throbbed with rhythmic drumming. Waving arms and brilliant smiles beckoned to us. … Read More»

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Like The Root Of The Aspen

I am a 55 year old woman, who has integrated from having over 29 personalities from severe child abuse. The title of my story has significant meaning because … Read More»

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Standing up for Women’s Rights in Iran

I was fifteen years old on March 8, 1979, when the Islamic government in Iran introduced a compulsory Islamic dress code forcing women to hide our hair under veils when in public. … Read More»

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Standing on the rubble, looking up.

In the aftermath of the storm I remembered his words, 'it doesn't matter if you come back'. How could it not matter? … Read More»

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The Spill of Bottled Emotions

Inebriation takes over the body and converts sober thoughts into slurred words … Read More»

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