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India: The New America

As the Indian elections come to a close and we elect a man who outdid Tupac by using holograms for election speeches, Narendra Modi, a man who was once a street side tea seller, is now our Prime Minister. It seems like he achie...
by Apratim Vidyarthi
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Human Rights

A victory for women’s rights in El Salvador

El Salvador has been making several headlines for their harsh anti-abortion laws with imprisonments of women suffering miscarriages. However, it looks like the small Central American country has arrived at a turning point. On J...
by Isabela Vrba
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Ignorance causes Islamophobia in the Netherlands

A video showing a young Dutch man talking about Moroccans, and why he thinks that extreme-right politician Geert Wilders is correct in saying that they should return to what he thinks it their ‘home’, went viral a...
by Bauke Danielle Schram
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An Independent Scotland To Become A Nordic Country?

In the months leading up to the Scottish Independence Referendum on September 18th, where Scotland will decide whether to remain a part of the United Kingdom or become an independent country, MP and Scottish National Party (SNP...
by Linn Kristin Klausen
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Human Rights

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS)

As I begin to write this response, I’ll admit that I have no idea how I will manage to remain respectful and conduct myself in a way that will engage rather than enrage the people who will take time to read my thoughts. I wil...
by Ruth Nyambura
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#50Days4Gaza

50Days4Gaza: Boyhood memories in Gaza; roses, poetry and mathematics

In such a situation of inequality and injustice, oppression and desperation – all those coherent pairs that negatively became inseparable from my daily life – confusion got the better of me. I had to find a sanct...
by Muhammad Shehada
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Human Rights

Hungary’s ‘internet tax’ and the evolution of an ill-conceived law

In a series of much criticised decisions, Hungary’s governing Fidesz party embarked upon a quest to revolutionise virtually all areas of the country’s political sphere, most recently drawing international attention ...
by Tímea Fazekas
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China

Obama 2016, China and the Middle East

With a dramatic campaign brought to an end, it is reasonable to let loose and celebrate the second term of the 44th president of the United States. Yet, behind the stunning smile and the theatrical performances, Obama’s to do...
by Mohamed Belarbi
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Brazil

WATCH: A Tribe With A Horrific Secret

First, a few facts about the Suruwahan people. They are an indigenous tribe living outside the confines of Brazilian society. They are self-sufficient, sustaining themselves by hunting. They do not feel the need to wear clo...
by Chez
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