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In Nepal, Exiled Each Month

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In rural western Nepal, many women are sent to live in animal sheds while they are menstruating...

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In far western Nepal, many believe that women who are menstruating are impure and bring bad luck. And so they are exiled each month, leaving them vulnerable to rape and other horrors.

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