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The indictment comes nearly 30 years after three US servicemen raped a 12-year-old Okinawa schoolgirl in 1995, sparking a backlash against the US military on the island.
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Lex Harvey, CNN, 27 June 2024
Evelyn is at a turning point—no longer a schoolgirl, starting to outgrow the narrowness of her family life.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Movements with large numbers of female participants also tend to be perceived as more legitimate in the eyes of observers, who often respond to the symbolic power of grandmothers and schoolgirls protesting bravely.
—Zoe Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2022
One of Boko Haram’s most notorious abductions was the kidnapping of the Chibok schoolgirls in 2014, when nearly 300 students were taken from their school in Chibok, Borno State.
—Stephanie Busari, CNN, 10 June 2024
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Lex Harvey, CNN, 27 June 2024
Evelyn is at a turning point—no longer a schoolgirl, starting to outgrow the narrowness of her family life.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Movements with large numbers of female participants also tend to be perceived as more legitimate in the eyes of observers, who often respond to the symbolic power of grandmothers and schoolgirls protesting bravely.
—Zoe Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2022
One of Boko Haram’s most notorious abductions was the kidnapping of the Chibok schoolgirls in 2014, when nearly 300 students were taken from their school in Chibok, Borno State.
—Stephanie Busari, CNN, 10 June 2024
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“Schoolgirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolgirl. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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