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Harassed Online and Nowhere to Go

  Farzana* was checking her Facebook, as usual, from the school’s computer lab and noticed she had a friend request from one of her female colleagues, Daniya Habib*. She accepted the request and went on to check out her friend’s profile. A few moments later, she ran off to find Daniya. The profile contained embarrassing fictitious information about Daniya’s private life, intimate pictures of her…

Our Children and Online Predators

You know the times when a seemingly well-meaning online acquaintance suddenly starts to get too close for comfort? When someone you barely know on Twitter suddenly asks you if they can have your phone number? When you can a private message in your facebook inbox that says, “Hey! I liked your profile picture so I copied it, can I have some more?” and you go…