The Philippine Star - February 2021

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eShe is all about building bridges this month! On the cover is New York-based award-winning filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar, and inside are amazing stories of peacebuilding, courage, resilience and hope. Meet activists, conservationists and writers from India, Pakistan, UK and US - all women of purpose.

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The Storyteller

Acclaimed author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on contemporising mythology and exploring the question of identity in a globalised world

5 mins

DRIVEN BY THE STORY

New York-based award-winning filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar on torytelling, female role models and Indo-Pak cinema collaborations

4 mins

RELEARNING DEMOCRACY

Through art, dance and her Conflictorium Museum, Avni Sethi has created a space to bring up difficult subjects of conflict, violence and democracy

4 mins

BEING MARIAH

Superstar Mariah Carey’s autobiography reveals details of her rocky childhood, her dedication to her music, and her traumatic first marriage

4 mins

TOWARDS AN IDEAL WORLD

Scholar and peace activist Kirthi Jayakumar is using stories, advocacy and technology to nudge India towards gender equality and social justice

4 mins

THE MEMORY PROJECT

Saadia Gardezi and her teammates at Project Dastaan use technology to help Partition veterans find closure By Shweta Bhandral

4 mins

FOR BODY & PLANET

A Kerala-based social enterprise built on spiritual and humanitarian values is out to provide rural women access to low-cost, eco-friendly, reusable cloth pads

5 mins

Keeping Crafts Alive

Author and social entrepreneur Mehr F Husain is chronicling and reviving the Subcontinent’s artisanal heritage

3 mins

Healing Inside Out

UK-based yoga teacher and author Caroline Purvey helps people heal from stress and trauma using the body’s own powerful healing mechanism

3 mins

The Definition Of Adventure

What is adventure? Can it be as much about going outwards as going within?

2 mins

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The Philippine Star Newspaper Description:

The Philippine STAR is the flagship title of the country's largest and most successful print media enterprise, the Philstar Media Group. Owned and published by Philstar Daily Inc., The Philippine STAR is a vaunted pillar of Philippine journalism whose integrity is anchored on the Biblical motto, “Truth Shall Prevail”. The Philippine STAR is a two-time winner of the prestigious Newspaper of the Year award given by the Rotary Club of Manila.