Stigma | Mohd Murtadha

This student's app puts everything you need to know about HIV at your fingertips

by murtadha on June 21, 2016 with No Comments

LONDON — On Jacob Alexander’s 22nd birthday, he got a phone call. Sitting next to his mum, he picked up the phone, but the caller wasn’t ringing to wish him a happy birthday. They were calling to tell him his test … Read More

Jarring campaign tackles disability stigma with offensive statements

by murtadha on May 29, 2016 with No Comments

In early April, thought bubble-shaped signs started popping up around Pennsylvania with offensive statements directed toward people with disabilities. One unabashedly proclaimed, “Handicapped people make me nervous.” Another said, “They call it ‘ADHD.’ I call it bad parenting.” SEE ALSO: … Read More

The business of periods: A history of hits and misses

by murtadha on May 29, 2016 with No Comments

That cotton tampon holds more than your period; it has absorbed a long political history. The tampon, the pad, even the panty liner: Their path to invention wasn’t just challenging in the traditional sense. It was (and still is) downright … Read More