Culture writer explains how getting your nails done became political

Culture journalist Zahra Hankir writes in The Guardian that though there can be health-related risks, women and people around the world who get manicures often do so for political reasons and a mental health boost. Hankir joins The World’s Marco Werman to share how using cosmetics has historically been political in many cultures.

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