“The world is failing women and girls whose bodies have been weaponised”, The Guardian
Lilianne Ploumen, 5 Sep 2018
We need a worldwide sanctions regime to target those using sexual violence against women… Continue reading
“Iran: Husband of hunger-striking human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh arrested”, Amnesty International
News, Media Centre, London, 4 September 2018
Responding to the arrest in Iran this morning of Reza Khandan, the husband… Continue reading
“Bob Woodward’s new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown’ of Trump’s presidency”, The Washington Post
By Phillip Rucker and Robert Costas, September 4, 2018
John Dowd was convinced that President Trump would commit perjury if… Continue reading
“Is Populism Really Shaping Global Politics?”, The Walrus Magazine
By Luke Savage, Politics, Aug. 29, 2018
Pundits see the political trend everywhere, but its actual meaning remains elusive
“U.N. accuses China of holding more than a million Muslims in a secret web of detention centers”, Los Angeles Times
By Robyn Dixon, World, Aug 31, 2018
They are the detainees whose very existence China denies, as many as a… Continue reading
“3 Separated Children Were Sexually Abused At Shelters, El Salvador Says”, NPR
Sasha Ingber, Latin America, August 31, 2018
Editor’s Note: This story contains a brief description of sexual abuse.
Three children… Continue reading
“Venice festival premiere for Syrian war film on the death of hope”, Le Monde diplomatique
Sabah Haider, Paris, August 2018 edition
A low-budget, first-feature, indie film by a woman director from Damascus, made in… Continue reading
“The Gender Divide in Preschoolers’ Closets”, The New York Times
I buy my daughter boys’ pants because even in an age of female fighter pilots and #MeToo, boys’ clothes are… Continue reading
“Who Are We? Examining the State of German Identity”, Der Spiegel
By Sebastian Hammelehle, Berlin, August 29, 2018
Integration and immigration are extremely controversial issues in the Germany of today. What… Continue reading
“Air pollution causes ‘huge’ reduction in intelligence, study reveals”, The Guardian
Damian Carrington and Lily Kuo, Beijing, London, 27 Aug 2018
“95% of the global population breathing unsafe air–causes seven million… Continue reading