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Egypt’s Landmark FGM Trial Ends In ‘Not Guilty’
The first court case of female genital mutilation in Egypt has ended in the acquittal of doctor and Islamic preacher Raslan Fadl. Contrary to the hopes of activists and state officials for a landmark verdict, the doctor was r...
What’s Wrong With The UK’s Buy-To-Live Policy?
You’d think a house was primarily a place for someone to live, but the quintessentially capitalist reduction of housing to just another commodity may price out entire generations from buying in their locality.
COP20: Typhoon hagupit hits the Philippines
Waves consumed villages, winds warped cities, entire communities were left powerless and destitute. A year on from Typhoon Haiyan, UN delegates present in Lima, Peru for the latest round of negotiations can still vividly recall...
Water Facts {Infographic}
Did you know that more than 3.4 million people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes? Nearly all deaths, 99 percent, occur in the developing world. And did you know that “[the water and sanitat...
Daily News Roundup – 17 January 2013
Africa Algeria kidnapping: hostages escape It has been estimated that 30-40 Algerians and 15-25 hostages have escaped from a stand off in Algeria. Foreign workers were being held by Islamist militants in Algeria and were surrou...
The culture of Korea’s university festivals: A South Korean student’s perspective
With a dazzling display of a riot of color, blasting music from amps and thousands of people milling about, it is impossible not to notice the school festival when event takes place. Robert J. Fouser, a former professor of Kore...
