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Award of Excellence
Jonas Bendiksen Magnum Photos / National Geographic Magazine
"Nepal's Maoist Rebellion"
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Comrade Ranju, an experienced Maoist fighter, oils
and combs her hair in the morning after the dawn patrols. According to our
interviews, she has killed at least 13 Royal Nepali Army soldiers, in a
well-known battle. At least 1/3 of the Maoist fighting forces are made up
of young women. The Maoists are fighting for a redistribution of land and
political power, but one of their main tenets is also the liberation of
women. The traditional role of Nepalese women in the the countryside is very
subservient to the males, and the young female fighters make this their main
cause. Nepal has had a Maoist insurgency since 1996, with 12,000 deaths so
far.
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