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Jun 2021
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Ep 9: Toxic Culture

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We discuss how shame fosters a silence that leads to a toxic culture of victim blaming, dangerous situations, bad choices and much more. Writer and radio presenter Salma El Wardany discusses with Alya the ways in which shame also contributes to rape culture and how the weaponization of women’s sexuality puts power in the wrong hands. 

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