Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 
International Political Forum

World Water Day – Palestine’s West Bank Running Dry

Another year has passed and 1 billion people in the world still don’t have access to clean water. The struggle for manhood’s most basic resource has earned a day in its honour. In the Middle East, specifically the Levant, w...
by Yara Al Wazir
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Without a home, without a solution: Short-term fixes won’t solve the world’s refugee crises

Recently, a destabilising and disturbing trend has been proliferating throughout all corners of the globe. This year has seen record numbers of refugees fleeing economic hardship, political prosecution, and vicious attacks in c...
by Jamal Russell Black
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Black dolls ‘Queens Of Africa’ outsells Barbie

Until now, most little girls have grown up playing with the infamous Barbie – the white, blonde, blue-eyed beauty, whose body was so perfect that it should have appeared to us as almost creepy. Instead, Barbie was idolised by...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Tripoli: Lebanon’s Neglected City

Strolling along the pedestrian esplanade of Beirut’s Zaitunay Bay on a Sunday afternoon is an eye opening experience: extravagant yachts line the harbour, restaurants, bistros and cafes hum with activity, and the clientel...
by Lewis Green
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Made In Prison: Copenhagen and the paris Attacks

When news trickled through about Saturday’s attacks in Copenhagen, it was difficult to avoid a sense of déjà vu. Another Islamic extremist attacks another cartoonist. Then he targets Jews. Was this another Charlie Hebdo? A...
by Charlie de Rivaz
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India’s uniform civil code: One size Does fit all

Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a constitutional reality for India. It is stated in the state policy directive that “the state shall endeavor to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.”
by Nishant
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The environmental case against the TPP and why it fails

Every day brings a new set of protests against the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) with protestors marching in the streets on New Zealand against corporate greed. The full details of the TPP are scant and negotiations between a...
by Aparna Chandrasekar
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International Political Forum

How Ukraine Became A Dictatorship.

On Friday 17th January 2014, the Ukraine turned into a dictatorship. The Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych signed a set of laws passed on Thursday by the government that violate civil rights. Moreover, the procedures in whi...
by Mateusz Krupczyński
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Mali’s truce

After surviving a rebellious scare that threatened the existence of the Nationhood of Mali in 2012, the country is back on the track to finding lasting peace; a peace which is not owed to French Military intervention that save...
by Samson Faboye
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