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21st century life >  Experiences of life in the modern world
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'Some women have been threatened with knives'

21st century life: At the age of 27, Leila gave birth to her son out of wedlock in Morocco. Shunned by her partner and fearing retribution from her family, she fled her home. This is her story

Article photoIndia's expat wives

21st century life: Record numbers of Indian workers are returning home from the Gulf, where they went to seek lucrative work – leaving their wives behind

Article photo'I feel sick with myself when he touches me'

21st century life: Ayan, an 18-year-old from Somalia, describes how she has ended up trading sex for somewhere to stay because her residency permit offers 'no recourse to public funds'

Protests in Peru: 'Our lands are up for sale'

21st century life: Antonio Iviche Quique, an indigenous Peruvian rights leader, describes why his people are fighting to protect their land

India: credit crunch rocks diamond workers

21st century life: The worldwide recession has decimated India's diamond industry to its knees. Nanu Vanani describes the hardships faced by workers

Roma still face racism in the EU

Racism and discrimination across the EU is back on the news agenda. Helene Weiss describes life as a Romany in Hamburg, where her family have lived for 600 years, but still suffer discrimination today

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