In Nagorno-Karabakh, A “Frozen” Conflict Turns Hot. Thousands of Lives Are...
The worst tensions since a war killed thousands in the 1990s flared last week in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in the southern Caucasus. Dozens of Armenians and Azeris have been killed and...
View ArticlePeru’s Very Not Normal Election
On Sunday Peruvians went to the polls to elect a new President. Two conservative candidates – daughter of a former president Keiko Fujimori and World Bank economist Pedro Kuczynski – are now in a...
View ArticleWhy Did the USA Just Deny a Visa to a Heroic Syrian NGO Leader Visiting to...
The head of the Syrian Civil Defense, or White Helmets as they are popularly known, has won a prestigious international humanitarian award. Raed Saleh was chosen by InterAction, an umbrella group...
View ArticleSadiq Khan, The World’s Mayor?
Last week London elected the first Muslim mayor of an European Union capital. Sadiq Khan, the son of a Pakistani immigrant, authoritatively beat his millionaire rival Zac Goldsmith. With a global...
View ArticleGermany Recognizes Armenian Genocide. Will This Upend the Refugee Deal?
Today, the German Parliament voted to recognize as “genocide” the massacre of Armenians a century ago. The decision of Germany to weigh in on this historical event may have some profound political...
View ArticleIn the Battle to Liberate Fallujah, Victory may come at a High Price for...
Iraqi forces advanced to 3 kilometers from the centre of Islamic State’s second city in Iraq, Fallujah. Officials say that it will be just days before the city is reclaimed from IS by the Iraqi...
View ArticleThe Siege of Aleppo Could Be the Most Depraved Moment of the Entire Syrian...
On 9th July the Syrian regime closed the last open road to eastern Aleppo. Bashar Al-Assad’s forces now control what goes in and goes out of the rebel-held city – and the 300,000 people are trapped...
View ArticleThese Videos about “Male Guardianship” in Saudi Arabia Have Gone Viral
A female doctor is barred from a medical conference. An abused wife is forced to return to her violent home. A prisoner is kept behind bars beyond the expiry of her sentence. Who is controlling these...
View ArticleHere’s What Happens When Thousands of Fireworks are Set Off in the World’s...
Residents of the Indian capital Delhi woke up this morning to record-breaking smog suffocating the city. Millions of people last night set off fireworks to celebrate Diwali – the Hindu festival of...
View ArticleA Party Where People Write Women into History, Literally
What do Baton Rouge protestor Ieshia Evans, World War Two codebreaker Helen Nibouar, and Beyonce songwriter Carla Marie Williams have in common? Before 8th December they were not recognized in the...
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