Birma Prayar--Poverty, Violence Against Women, and Uterine Prolapse 05120018

Birma Prayar--Poverty, Violence Against Women, and Uterine Prolapse

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September 10th 2008
Birma Prayar’s dress is stained with grease and dirt. She is barefoot, and her hands—which she rubs nervously—are calloused. Her wrinkled face and frail body belie the fact that she is only 38 years old. At first she is reluctant to talk about her medical problems, and she looks down at her feet or away to the fields when we ask her questions. Her husband is squatting just a few feet away ... read more

Asia » Nepal

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more