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Asia

On Gandhi’s Path, There Are No Failures – The AAP Must Carry On Its Fight Against Corruption In India

The tide may be against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), but they are in a position to turn things around in their own favor more than any other political party in India given their Gandhian ways  Mahatma Gandhi’s technique of...
by Chirag Sutar
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Iran
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Syria: The U.S. Response

What began in Syria with young schoolboys spraying anti-government graffiti on the walls of a school in March 2011 has erupted from peaceful protestation to civil war. In a country held sway by an authoritarian regime, Presiden...
by Virginia Winslow
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Africa

The Fight To End Child Marriage Begins At Home

Six years ago, I went to Kathmandu, Nepal, to spend half a year teaching in a hot and dusty classroom. I began each morning with a rudimentary attendance check. Supplemented with dog-eared English textbooks, my troupe of 12 yea...
by Heenali Patel
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Human Rights
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If I Were A Dictator, I Would Consider You My Enemy

This post is part of a special series of articles by blogger and activist, Marcell Shehwaro, describing the realities of life in Syria during the ongoing armed conflict between forces loyal to the current regime, and those seek...
by Marcell Shehwaro
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Israel

Palestinian Artists Transform Gaza Destruction Into Symbols of Resistance

As the fighting in Gaza continues, the news – and particularly our social media channels – continue to be filled with images of war, destruction and suffering. As the death toll rises every day and the blame game ...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Human Rights

Reactions To Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto’s Visit To London

The loudest shout is that which burgeons at the guts and runs along the body looking for an exit just like the fire does. That is how hundreds of Mexicans raise their voice, their hands, and their spirits overwhelmed by the vis...
by Carlos Arturo
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Human Rights

Pragmatic Politics And The Debate Over Torture

In international law there are two absolute forbidden acts: genocide, and torture. However, the way academia approaches the two issues is strikingly different. Genocide is taught as an absolute wrong: that it is an act of ultim...
by James Hopkins
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Colombia

Colombia: The lessons a kidnapping taught

After two weeks of captivity, Colombia’s general Alzate was freed by the country’s biggest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Sunday, November 30. How will his release shape Colombia...
by Leonardo Goi
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Middle East

Syria – A Nemesis of World Powers?

On the streets of Dimashq, Aleppo, Idlib, Homs, Deraa…Syrians welcome people with an outstretched hand while saying Marhaba (“Hello”). However, the once happy faces of the Syrian milieu are haunted by the thought of t...
by Samson Faboye
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