International Political Forum


 
 

 
Educating Women

WATCH: Because I am a Girl

Girls born in some of the most poorest regions in the world will be one of the most disadvantaged people on earth. Globally 1 in 5 girls (that’s 66 million) are denied an education by the daily realities of poverty, viole...
by Natasha Lipman
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Human Rights

WATCH: Ordinary Lives Displaced by Land Grabs

“In My Place” is a five-minute film from Oxfam, starring ordinary people from around the world, intended to raise awareness of the disruption and injustice of land deals between governments, banks and private investors. Res...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Human Rights

WATCH: A 21st Century Perspective on “Feminism”

In a 21st century world, it should come as a shock to many people that we still need to campaign for women’s rights. Yet women all over the world are forced to demand basic rights as though they don’t deserve to already hav...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Video & Photography

WATCH: The Danger of a Single Story

Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian novelist, sheds a piece of wisdom that is sadly not echoed more frequently to individuals, media and communities all over the world. It is the misunderstanding that fuels war, fear, isolation and ...
by Jessica Trevis
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Germany

WATCH: Russell Brand Bares the Hugo Boss Company’s Murky History

At the GQ magazine’s Men of the Year awards, Russell Brand made some comments about event sponsor, Hugo Boss, which resulted with him being thrown out of the after-show. The comments were to do with Hugo Boss’s past dealing...
by Ozlem Unat
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Middle East

WATCH: The Syrian Revolution in Three Minutes

When Syrians started taking to the streets in March 2011, one of the most common pro-regime thugs’ threats was “to take Syria back a 100 years”. This soon turned into a joke Syrians repeated as their rulers displayed thei...
by Syria Untold
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Health

WATCH: Be The Generation to Defeat AIDS, TB and Malaria

4.2 million people are currently receiving ARV therapy. There have been 9.7 million new smear-positive tuberculosis cases detected and treated. 310 million insecticide-treated nets have been distributed. There are professionals...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Video & Photography

WATCH: Thank A Teacher Today

We’ve all moaned about getting up for school in the morning and faked stomach aches to get out of classes. What could be fun about being tested on things that just don’t matter to you or exposed for your lack of kno...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Asia

WATCH: A Story of Humanity Amongst the Many Faces of Suffering

A new documentary, Zanta, produced by Beijing-based foreign correspondent Jocelyn Ford, has blurred the lines of politics, gender, religion and ethnicity that remain widely unrepresented in the sphere of mainstream media. Undis...
by Jessica Trevis
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