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Nepalese Menstruation Tradition Dies Hard →

April 30, 2013

In Far Western Nepal, women and girls are isolated in small huts during menstruation and after childbirth because they are deemed unclean. During this banishment, they face stigma in their community, young girls don't go to school, and, in rare cases, some have died while practicing chaupadi  

Globe and Mail

Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/nepalese-menstruation-tradition-dies-hard/article11644844/
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