“Informal Settlement” Status Discriminates Against Residents in Africa’s Largest Slum

by Liz McGinn -UK- Every year the BBC runs a huge televised fundraising event called Comic Relief. Its aim is to raise as much money as possible for worthwhile causes in the UK and Africa. The fundraising, undertaken by both...

Posted by Liz McGinn on May 27, 2011 12:01 AM

TEKEL Workers Stage Turkey’s Largest Protest in 30 Years

by Emel Baştürk Akca - Turkey - Once one of Turkey’s biggest public producers of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, TEKEL has outlets and factories all over the country. But ever since the Turkish giant opted for privatization and terminated...

Posted by Emel Baştürk Akca on March 4, 2010 12:00 AM

Violence Breeds Violence: “Afghanistan without bombs and burqas”

by Wazhmah Osman - Afghanistan/USA - Today Afghanistan finds itself in a state of collapse and at the center of a powerful network of global terrorism. Kabul is a city filled with anxiety, insecurity, instability, trauma, and uncertainty; lost souls...

Posted by Wazhmah Osman on March 1, 2010 12:00 AM

Limiting Emissions: India Capitalizes on Natural Strengths and Community

by Lesley D. Biswas - India - Situated in the coastal regions of West Bengal and parts of Bangladesh, Sundarbans is the largest deltaic mangrove forest in the world and home to the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger. According to a...

Posted by Lesley D. Biswas on August 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Empathy and Peace: Lessons Learned in Cambodia

by Pushpa Iyer - USA - It was close to 8pm on a Saturday two months ago. I was walking down a big, busy street in Phnom Penh, Cambodia with a colleague, returning to our hotel after having dinner. As...

Posted by Pushpa Iyer on February 18, 2009 12:00 AM

HIV/AIDS in India: Rampant Misdiagnosis & the Burden of Disease

by Rupa Chinai - India - Monday, December 1st marked World AIDS Day. As experts continue to search for a cure, we are honored to present Rupa's informative 3-part series on AIDS in India, a compelling look at the gaps...

Posted by Rupa Chinai on December 4, 2008 3:00 PM

Caught in the Cross-fire: Kashmir’s Orphans Ignored by the Government

by Afsaana Rashid - Indian-administered Kashmir - October 27, 2008 - Kashmiri separatists and the Pakistani government commemorate "Black Day" the anniversary of the Indian army's forcible entrance into Kashmir 61 years ago. - Ed. When asked what he likes...

Posted by Afsana Rashid on October 27, 2008 12:00 AM

My Unlikely Life Mission: Self-defense as Physical Literacy

by Ellen Snortland - USA - Midnight. Intensely urban downtown neighborhood in Los Angeles where the alleys reek of urine and garbage. Dark Craftsman house in the Carpenter-Gothic style. My home. I cross the threshold and meet an interrupted burglar...

Posted by Ellen Snortland on April 2, 2008 12:00 AM