China’s latest fertility push is getting a new nickname online: “月经警察” (yuèjīng jǐngchá, “menstrual police”)—and it stuck after a startling request surfaced in Xuanwei,...
In the temple town of Dharmasthala, India, where pilgrims come seeking blessings and “peace of mind,” a darker search has been unfolding in parallel:...
In a country where comedy has long been dominated by men in sharp suits trading rapid-fire punchlines, female Japanese stand-up comedians are quietly reshaping...
Bangladesh likes to pretend prostitution does not exist, yet some of South Asia’s most enduring red-light districts continue to function in plain sight. Officially,...
For many Javanese Muslim women and girls, leaving Indonesia is not only a geographical move but a profound psychological shift. Abroad, freedom is often...
In India’s long and layered history, few institutions sit as uncomfortably at the crossroads of culture, faith, caste and gender as the Devadasi system....
Romance scamming has become one of the most lucrative and psychologically sophisticated corners of the global scam economy, blending emotional intimacy, digital performance and...
