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Comics and graphic novels can empower refugees to tell their stories on their own terms

Dominic Davies, City St George's, University of London and Candida Rifkind, University of Winnipeg There are more refugees in the world today than at any other point in history. The United Nations estimates that there are now more than 120 million...

Global Comment’s Book Club: July 2025

This month, with the summer vacations in mind, we let ourselves be carried away by stories that encourage us to travel without leaving home. The books we recommend cover routes as diverse as they are fascinating: from a cruise ship that hides a...

“An honestly intriguing phenomenon”: Derbyshire well dressings

I spent a few days in Derbyshire recently, and took the time to see an honestly intriguing phenomenon: a well dressing. These unusual creations take a lot of planning and a lot of work for a community to create, and they only last a matter of days....

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