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Libyan Youth Voices: Addressing Harassment Now

I dream of a Libya where I feel free and liberated. Where I can do whatever I want, wherever I want, however I want… as a woman. Yes, the country fought its way out of a tyrannical upper hand. Granted, Libyan women are celebr...

by Danya Hajjaji

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HeForShe Leader Nbyia Rasoully: Improving women’s health in Afghanistan

Nbyia Rasoully is the founder and president of Women’s Initiative for Sanctioning Empowerment (WISE), a non-profit organization based in New York. She also works for the United Nations, and is the point person for the HeForSh...

by Heenali Patel

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Grexit: How has the Greek debt crisis really affected its citizens?

In recent years, Greece’s place in the Eurozone has been an example of how severe economic debt can detrimentally affect global and European financial markets. Currently, we’re waiting for a draft of the bailout deal to be ...

by Beth Harris

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50Days4Gaza: Ali Abunimah speaks about resistence movements being labelled as “terrorism”

8 July 2015 marked the one year anniversary of the 2014 Gaza war. With there being very slow progress on reconstuction in the Gaza Strip since the war ended, over 100,000 Palestinians remain homeless and not one house has been ...

by Priyanka Mogul

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A Potential Concrete Decision on the BRICS Bank and China-Russia Relations at the 5th BRICS Summit

The global community stands with bated breath: the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit has just commenced here in Durban, South Africa. An important outcome of summit is position of the BRICS on Syria. ...

by Kamleshan Pillay

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4 Reasons Why The Upcoming Pakistani Elections Are So Important

The upcoming general elections are of paramount importance to the history of Pakistan. This is the first time that a democratically elected government, free from the shackles of military rule or dictatorship, has transitioned p...

by Pak Votes

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Changemaker of the Week: Ghalib Khalil, Pakistan

When devastating floods caused a surging crisis in Pakistan in 2010, Ghalib Khalil, then 15, felt impelled to help somehow. Knowing the limited impact he could have as just one student, Ghalib sought advice from his teacher, wh...

by Jessica Trevis

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The Espresso Mushroom Company: Turning coffee waste into mushrooms

Alex Georgiou is one of three ‘mushroom growers’ at The Espresso Mushroom Company, a small business centred on the concept of upcycling coffee grounds to grow mushrooms. Alex, his brother Robbie, and Jon are passion...

by Heenali Patel

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World Press Freedom Day: The free press principle

Free the press! It is a familiar refrain, one that grows louder year-on-year yet never loses relevancy. Why should a free press even be up for discussion? Are we failing to get the message across? The simple answer is that the ...

by Natasha Lipman

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Libyan Youth Voices: Addressing Harassment Now

HeForShe Leader Nbyia Rasoully: Improving women’s health in Afghanistan

Grexit: How has the Greek debt crisis really affected its citizens?

50Days4Gaza: Ali Abunimah speaks about resistence movements being labelled as “terrorism”

A Potential Concrete Decision on the BRICS Bank and China-Russia Relations at the 5th BRICS Summit

4 Reasons Why The Upcoming Pakistani Elections Are So Important

Changemaker of the Week: Ghalib Khalil, Pakistan

The Espresso Mushroom Company: Turning coffee waste into mushrooms

World Press Freedom Day: The free press principle

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