Within ten minutes, not taking into account Beirut’s chaotic traffic, one can travel from the Mediterranean equivalent of the Champs-Élysées to an area resembling some of the roughest slums in the world. The living situatio...
There are no shortages of academics who refer to America as an imperial power. Noam Chomsky, for instant, has issued trenchant criticism of the US, overtly proclaiming that it is indeed an empire. Other authors such as Niall ...
Today, August 12th, is International Youth Day, observed by the United Nations to raise awareness and share knowledge on the issues that young people face around the globe. This year’s observance focuses on youth migratio...
A group of young Palestinian activists have sledgehammered a hole into a separation barrier between the West Bank and Israel to mark 25 years since the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
Vice President Joe Biden might be notorious for sometimes speaking before he thinks, but many will agree that he couldn’t have said it better when it came to abortion and the role of religion during last night’s Vice Presid...
In his latest documentary, God Loves Uganda, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams explores the role of the American Evangelical movement in fueling Uganda’s terrifying turn towards biblical law and the prop...