Advertised for 'sale' in a fake online auction, these Muslim women refuse to let the trolls win
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Hana Mohsin Khan and other feminist activists say they are being targeted by men hiding behind handles on social media, who are attempting to intimidate them into silence -- and Indian authorities aren't doing enough to stop it.
"(It's) because of my religion. Because I am Muslim," she said. In early July, the 32-year-old pilot and proud feminist was among more than 80 Muslim women -- journalists, writers and influencers -- whose photos were posted on a mock app called Sulli Deals, a derogatory term for Muslim women typically used by right-wing Hindu men.Senate Democrats grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his various controversial statements including his stance on vaccines during his confirmation hearing to be President Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary, and most left feeling overwhelmingly unsatisfied by the answers they received.
A Nigerian man has been extradited to the US to face charges in the “sextortion” of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide in 2022. Prosecutors allege the scammer posed as a young woman, persuaded 17-year-old Gavin Guffey to send him nude photos and then threatened to publicize them if Guffey didn’t send money.