Northern Nigeria: Beyond Bombs, Bullets And Boko Haram
Four months after the Nigerian Government declared a state of emergency in three North Eastern states, international media coverage is zoning in on the atrocities committed by the militant terrorist group Boko Haram, compani...
Youth and Environmental Volunteerism
It is clear that the world now faces multiple environmental challenges that if not addressed wholly and timely, will explode to a state of irreversibility. Some people may even argue that it has already reached a point of no re...
Report Celebrates Child Health Success in Africa
Ethiopia, Malawi and Tanzania have all been successful in reducing the rate of under-five mortality since 1990, according to a report by the A Promise Renewed campaign. Although the findings are encouraging, it does also reve...
Unfinished Exodus? The Jewish Community of Iran
The Middle East has always been home to vibrant Jewish communities, whose history in the region dates back more than 3,000 years. Despite occasional bouts of tension, Jews were generally permitted to practice their religion pea...
6 Cities Designing Transport For Women
Women and men have different requirements in public space and transport. Which cities out there are acknowledging that? I love British headlines. More often than not, they scream blue murder about something which would seem qua...
From Here to Timbuktu: The Case for Intervention
Since April this year, rebels – made up of Tuareg separatists and radical Islamists with links to Al-Qaeda – have gained hold of northern Mali. Boosted by the surplus of weapons plundered from Gaddafi’s stashes and the sk...
